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PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS,1936/1961-NUISANCES
During the year Court proceedings were instituted against the
owners of twelve properties following non-compliance with
Statutory notices served under these Acts. In nine cases appropriate
Orders were made and fines totalling £32 were imposed, with
costs totalling £22.1.0d. In three cases the summonses were
withdrawn, work having been carried out prior to the Court
hearing.
PIGEONS
As in previous years the considerable increase in the pigeon
population received the attention of the department and the
Council's practice of employing a specialist firm to deal with
this problem was continued. The firm concerned—assisted, as
and when necessary, by the Council's pest control staff—carried
out an extensive trapping programme at the following locations:—
Laurie Square, Romford
Stones Store, Market Place, Romford
The Brewery, High Street, Romford
Odeon Cinema/Romford Station, South Street, Romford
Clockhouse Lane, Collier Row.
The initial trapping was only partially successful and
narcotic treatment was later carried out at Laurie Square (twice),
the Brewery and the Odeon Cinema/Romford Station Area.
The firm concerned carried out a simultaneous programme
at nearby Oldchurch Hospital on behalf of the Regional Hospital
Board, and in addition British Railways co-operated with a large
scale eradication exercise at Romford Station and the adjoining
railway arches.
FOULING OF FOOTPATHS BY DOGS
In addition to the nuisance from pigeons droppings, a further
public health nuisance which does not seem to receive the same
publicity is the fouling of pavements, gardens, grass verges
and other open spaces by dogs. In warm weather the excreta
attracts flies and becomes a health risk, apart from being
aesthetically objectionable. There is a local bye-law in force
in the Borough and it is necessary that dog owners fully realise
their responsibilities.
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