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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR
for the Year 1946.
Town Hall,
Anerley, S.E.20.
June, 1947.
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 for the year ending the 31st December, 1946.
There was a large increase in the number of complaints received regarding
defects and nuisances in houses.
Owing to shortages of labour and materials, repairs during the War years were
confined mainly to the more serious defects. These shortages have worsened and
combined with the restrictions imposed in the granting of Licences for repair and
maintenance work, have resulted in many dwellinghouses in the district being in
a poor condition.
To prevent further deterioration it appears to be necessary to make available
increased supplies of labour and materials for repairs to existing houses.
In addition to verbal intimation of defects found in premises, 887 written
informal notices and 52 statutory notices were served under the Public Health
Act, 1936.
Eight hundred and thirty-five intimation notices and 44 statutory notices
were complied with. The Council did the work required by 12 notices served
under Section 24 of the Public Health Act, 1936, respecting defective public
sewers at 52 premises.
The local authority also carried out, in default of the owners, the works
required by six statutory notices served under Section 39, and two under Section
75 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Legal proceedings were taken in one case for failure to abate a nuisance.
The Justices made an Order for the work to be done within 28 days and ordered
Defendant to pay £3 3s. Od. costs. The Order was not obeyed and a further
summons resulted in a fine of £3 Os. Od. and £3 3s. Od. costs. The owner then did
the work.
Proceedings were taken in one case for contravention of Sections 13 and 14
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. Defendant was fined £2 Os. Od. on each summons
with £] Is. Od. costs.
The drainage systems of 41 houses were partially relaid and 137 cleared of
obstructions.