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licencee to give notice of his intention to discontinue to use
an underground tank and to take the necessary steps to
render the same immune from danger of fire or explosion.
It is satisfactory to note that it has been the practice of
the department in the past to require all disused tanks to be
dealt with as follows:—The residue of petroleum spirit is
removed, the pipe lines disconnected and the tanks filled with
sand or water and the connections sealed with screw plugs.
The total number of disused storage tanks which have been
dealt with in this manner is 15.
staff.
In October, the Council on the recommendation of the
the Public Health Committee decided to appoint an additional
inspector. Mr. J. Yates, one of the sanitary inspectors
of the Thurrock Urban District Council, was selected to
fill the post, and with this addition to the staff it will be
possible to deal more effectively with the increased duties for
which the department is now responsible.
At the end of the year, Mr. G. H. Cockell, one of the
assistant inspectors, resigned in order to take up the appointment
of a sanitary inspector under the Borough of
Surbiton, and steps were being taken to fill the vacant post.
It is with much pleasure that I take this opportunity to
express my great appreciation of the invaluable help given
during the year by the assistant inspectors and the clerical
staff, and I again gratefully acknowledge the kind co-operation
of Dr. Turner, the Medical Officer of Health, and my
colleagues in other departments.
I am.
Your obedient servant,
E. J. FRANKLIN,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Public Health Department,
308, Regents Park Road, N.3.
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