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The poison bait normally used by the department is warfarin, which in the normal
dosage is not harmful to man or domestic animals.
With regard to the land being used for the tipping of refuse at the old Sewage
Disposal Works, a satisfactory measure of control has been achieved by the employment
of routine measures.
Statistical Table— see page 76.
NOISE
The Noise Abatement Act, 1960, made new provisions in respect of the control
of noise and vibration and enables a local authority to deal with it as a statutory
nuisance in accordance with the procedure in the Public Health Act, 1936. Provision
is also made which enables three or more persons aggrieved by a noise nuisance to
make a complaint to a Magistrate.
Byelaws, "For the good rule and government of the Borough of Finchley and
for the prevention of nuisances" made in pursuance of Section 249 of the Local
Government Act, 1933, are complementary to the Noise Abatement Act, I960, and
are designed to deal with noisy animals, street noises, i.e., music near houses, churches
or hospitals, the playing of musical instruments by mechanical means, and calling or
shouting for the purpose of hawking.
There were 7 complaints about noise during the year; 2 related to noise from
factories, one from constructional work, 3 about noisy neighbours and 1 concerning
noise in playing fields.
In an urban area in which industry is not confined to limited areas, nor separated
from residential property by open space it would seem inevitable that on occasion
some noise nuisance will arise. The firms concerned were co-operative, and there were
no unresolved problems at the end of the year.
In all the other cases an informal approach secured the desired results.
CARAVANS
There are no sites for caravans or mobile dwellings within the meaning of the
relevant Acts in the district. During the year caravan dwellers again made halts in
Finchley during their passage along the North Circular Road. Old Coppetts Road,
a cul-de-sac and parallel to the North Circular Road offers an almost perfect pull-in
for such travellers and it would seem desirable that something should be done to limit
access to the unused portion of this old highway.
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