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Hendon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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22.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS CP THE AREA.
The following summary of the inspection work performed by the Sanitary Inspectors has been submitted to me by Mr. G. E. Luck, Chief Sanitary Inspectors:-
| Inspections made | 6607 |
| Reinspections after order or notice | 7089 |
| Complaints received end investigated | 2752 |
| No-answer visits | 1265 |
| Nuisances discovered and dealt with | 2533 |
| Inspections of Air Raid Shelters | 51 |
| Visits paid to Infected Houses | 692 |
| Infected rooms disinfected | 427 |
| Cesspools emptied | 118 |
| Choked drains cleared by Local Authority for the abatement of urgent nuisances | 239 |
NOTICES SERVED.
Informal or cautionary 588
Complied with 475
Outstanding 1945 113
STATUTORY NOTICES.
Applied for 150
Served under Public Health Acts, etc. 60
Outstanding from 1944 1
Complied with 52
Outstanding from 1945 9
Ons summons was applied for against an Owner for non-compliance with
an Abatement Notice. The maximum penalty of £5 was imposed for failing
to comply with a Nuisance Order made by the Court. Defendant was ordered
to pay £2. 2. 0 costs.
DISINFESTATION.
Treatment of verminous houses.
The following houses were successfully treated:-
| Privately-owned | 29 |
| Council Houses | 3 |
Inspections were made of furniture and bedding and rooms in the
occupation of tenants before their removal into Council houses and disinfestation
was performed where necessary.
Work of disinfestation is done by the Local Authority and where
verminous conditions were discovered, these cases were followed up after
removal.