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The council provides 58 public conveniences and in addition has arranged by
agreement with the London Transport Board and the brewers concerned for the
use of conveniences at the Southgate and Oakwood Underground stations and at
eight public houses in the borough.
New conveniences were opened at Winchmore Hill Road, North Enfield
Recreation Ground and Bush Hill Park. The latter two were replacement buildings
for old and dilapidated structures, while the other was incorporated in a new multistorey
car park development at Southgate Circus.
The Health Department is responsible for the staffing, cleansing and maintenance
of all public conveniences, including those sited in parks and open spaces.
Twelve of the public conveniences are staffed, while the remainder receive
regular attention from either mobile teams of cleaners or part-time cleaners.
Again this year proposals to staff more conveniences whole-time had to be
abandoned in the light of the national economic situation, while on the other hand
vandalism continued unabated.
REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
Under Section 72 of the Public Health Act, 1936, a local authority may, and if
required by the Minister shall, undertake the removal of house refuse. Other
provisions relating to refuse collection and disposal are made under other sections
of Part II of the Act.
Circular 34/67 issued by the Minister of Housing and Local Government deals
with the Report of the Working Party on Refuse Collections. The recommendations
and conclusions of the report, which related to choice of method, were
endorsed by the Minister, but those recommendations requiring legislation or other
Government action were deferred for further discussions.
The Civic Amenities Act, 1967, makes provision, inter alia, for the orderly
disposal of disused vehicles and equipment and other rubbish. The Removal of
Refuse Regulations, 1967, made under Section 23 of this Act, empowers local
authorities to remove anything in their area, other than a motor vehicle, which is
abandoned without lawful authority on any land in the open air or on any other
land forming part of a highway.
Powers to deal with accumulations of rubbish on a vacant site in a built-up
area are provided under Section 34 of the Public Health Act, 1961. Under Section
51 of this Act, authority is given for the provision of receptacles for refuse and litter
in any street or public place, and the emptying of such receptacles.
Certain provisions in respect of refuse are also contained in the Middlesex
County Council Act, 1956.
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