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Statutory Notices Served (contd.)
Public Health Act 1961
Section 17 (Drainage) 50
Tottenham Corporation Act 1952
Section 43 (Urgent Repairs) 137
Work executed by the Council
Work carried out in default of or by agreement with the owners during 1967
Public Health Act 1936
Section 39 (Drainage) 2 premises
Section 79 (Removal of refuse accumulations) 3 premises
Section 84 (Destruction of filthy articles) 2 premises
Public Health Act 1961
Section 17 (Drainage) 20 premises
Tottenham Corporation Act 1952
Section 43 (Emergency Repairs) 45 premises
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951
There are no establishments licensed for the manufacture of rag flock. 24 premises are registered
for the use of filling materials, but only one of these is known to be using rag flock fillings. Materials
used are subject to sampling as considered necessary.
Abatement of Statutory Nuisances
An important feature of the work carried out by the Department concerns the abatement of statutory
nuisances which may be reported by the public or found by public health inspectors. Complaints of
defects in the structure of buildings form the bulk of the work. The remedying of defects in otherwise
sound dwellings can be secured in the main by an informal approach, but sometimes it is necessary to
resort to statutory action to enforce legal requirements. Dwellings in areas which are obviously coming
to the end of their useful life, but must for the time being continue to be occupied, present a difficult
problem. Usually in such cases it is the aim of the Department to secure the maintenance of the
dwellings, at least in a wind and weather-proof condition and with essential services in proper working
order.
2,626 initial visits were made to investigate complaints and on 870 occasions it was found that
conditions existed which warranted action under Part III of the Public Health Act, 1936 to secure the
abatement of statutory nuisances. In 153 instances it was necessary to serve statutory notices. Legal
proceedings were taken on 13 occasions for failure to comply with the statutory notices and 7 abatement
orders were made and fines totalling £18 were imposed together with £37.14s.0d costs.
Noise
Several complaints concerning noise were investigated by the public health inspectors during the
year. In most cases a satisfactory solution was achieved by informal action resultingfromdiscussions
between the inspectors and the persons concerned. Certain types of noise are very difficult to deal
with. One of these is the increasing problem of powered sewing machines. Sometimes these are operated
for several hours each day and cause distress and annoyance in adjoining premises. The operators of
the machines are advised to place thick sponge rubber pads or mats beneath the machines to minimise
the effect of the noise or vibration.
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