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Town Hall,
Anerley, S.E. 20.
April, 1938.
To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District
Council of Penge.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to place before you the Annual Report
on the work of the Sanitary Inspectors for the year ended the
31st December, 1937.
Five hundred and twenty written intimation notices and
38 Statutory Notices were served under the Public Health
Acts. In addition, notices were served for the periodical
cleansing of the following:—Bakehouses and Common
lodging-houses (semi-annual); and Slaughter-houses
(quarterly).
Four hundred and eighty-two Intimation Notices and 30
Statutory Notices were complied with. The Council did the
work required by 8 Notices served under Section 24 of the
Public Health Act, 1936.
Difficulty was experienced in 11 cases regarding repairs,
and the necessary works were effected only after summonses
had been served or threatened.
Legal proceedings were taken for non-compliance with
notices served regarding nuisances caused by general housing
defects, with the following results:—