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Statutory Notices Served (Contd.)
Tottenham Corporation Act 1952
Section 43 (Urgent Repairs) 175
Work Executed by the Council
Work carried out in default of or by agreement with the owners during 1968
Public Health Act 1936
Section 39 (Drainage) 5 premises
Section 79 (Removal of refuse accumulations) 6 premises
Part III (Statutory Nuisances) 6 premises
Public Health Act 1961
Section 17 (Drainage) 26 premises
Tottenham Corporation Act 1952
Section 43 (Emergency Repairs) 60 premises
Housing Act 1957
Section 9 (Unfit Houses Repaired) 2 premises
Housing Act 1961
Sections 15 and 16 (Houses in Multiple Occupation) 4 premises
Housing Act 1964
Section 28 (Improvements) 3 premises
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951
Rag flock is not manufactured in any premises in the Borough. 18 premises are registered for
the use of filling materials in upholstery work or the stuffing of bedding, toys etc. The use of rag
flock as a filler is not common in Haringey: it is known to be used at only one establishment in the
Borough.
Abatement of Statutory Nuisances
The wide scope of the work tackled by the district public health inspectors means that their
services are always in great demand by the public. A primary duty is the inspection of premises
where conditions have been reported or observed which may be in any way prejudicial to health or a
nuisance.
Where defects or contraventions are found the attention of the persons responsible is immediately
drawn to the matter by an informal preliminary intimation. Frequently this suffices to secure the
remedying of the defect, but in a proportion of cases it is necessary to follow this with a statutory
notice and to institute legal proceedings to force compliance. Where appropriate work was carried
out by the Council in the owner's default or at his request. In such cases the costs are recoverable
from the owner and become a charge on the premises. Where defective conditions required urgent
attention and procedure under the Public Health Act 1936 to enforce repairs was not sufficiently
expeditious emergency action was instituted under Section 43 of the Tottenham Corporation Act 1952.
Under these powers it is possible to start urgent repairs nine days after the service of notice on the
owner. 175 of these notices were served in 1968 and on 60 occasions orders were placed direct by
the Department for the repairs to be carried out.
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