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East Barnet Urban District Council
REPORT
of the
CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR
FOR THE YEAR 1963
To the Chairman and Members of the
East Barnet Urban District Council
I have the honour to present my twelfth annual report to the
Council. The year of 1963 was, as far as the Public Health Department
was concerned, very similar to previous years. The total of
work dealt with by the department increased slightly mainly due to
clean air. The appointment of an additional clerk at the end of 1962
has enabled the clerical work of the department to be kept up to
date.
As may be seen from Table I there has been a reduction in the
number of visits made by the Public Health Inspectors. This was
due to the resignation of Mr. J. McCormack in June (and the unfortunate
illness of my deputy, Mr. S. Smith, which necessitated his
absence from work for approximately two months.) A new Inspector,
Mr. W. Shackcloth, has been appointed, but does not take up his duties
until January.
The various other tables in the report reflect the pattern of the
work of the department in more detail.
The work carried out under the Housing Acts has practically ceased
as the Council's programme has been completed. This was reported
in the Annual Report for 1962. Undoubtedly, a small number of
houses which should be dealt with under the sections dealing with
Demolition Orders and Closing Orders still exists; these houses will
be found in due course by routine work.
I have added a new heading to the Report, Noise Abatement. The
Noise Abatement Act was passed in 1960, and I feel that the number
of complaints under the Act will gradually increase as its powers
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