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Town Hall,
Anerley,
S.F.20.
June, 1942
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
of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors (excluding that in
connection with Civil Defence) for the year ending the 31st
December, 1941.
In addition to verbal intimation of defects found in
premises, 232 written intimation notices and 17 Statutory
Notices were served under the Public Health Act, 1936 and 1
Sanatory Notice under. Housing Act. 1936.
Two hundred and fifteen Intimation Notices and 17 Statutory
Notices were complied with. The Council did the work required
by 9 notices served under Section 24 of the Public Health Act,
1936, respecting 27 premises and one notice served under Section
9, Housing Act, 1936.
Legal proceedings were taken for non-compliance with notices
served regarding nuisances caused by housing defects, with the
following results
1. Orders made to comply with Notice within 4 days and to
prohibit a recurrence of the nuisance. Defendant fined
£5.0.0. and ordered to pay £5,5,0, costs.
2. Orders made to comply with Notice within 4 days and to
prohibit a recurrence of the nuisance. Defendant fined
£5.0.0. and ordered to pay £5.5.0. costs.
The drainage systems of 50 houses were partially relaid and
54 cleared.
The shortage of labour and materials necessitated attention
being given only to the more serious items of disrepair in houses.
PREMISES OR OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN CONTROLLED BY BYELA
OR REGULATIONS.
No, in
District.
Common Lodging Houses 7 5
Houses Let in Lodgings 50
Dairies 8
Stables
Butchers' Shops 23
No . of
vis its.
57
60
31
53
199
Notices
served.
2
5
3
1
Not ices
complied
with.
2
5
3
1
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND JTESITS.
The following summary shows "the number "of visits and
inspections made'-
Inspections through complaints received 297
Infectious diseases,, ... ... .„ ... ... ... 121
Transferable deaths.. ... ... , 90
Overcrowding and measurement of rooms,. ... ... ... 45
Houses let-in-lodgings and Common Lodging Houses... ... 97
Bakehouses ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40
D airies.. ... ... i.o ... ... ... ... 1
Milkshops ... ... .. . ... ... 34
Meat Shops , .. , . 199
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