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Public Cleansing.
House refuse was collected throughout the district once every week by
the Council's refuse collection service using modern vehicles, and the refuse
taken for disposal to the Beckenham destructor. Trade refuse is also dealt with
and there is a regular collection of pig food from bins placed in the various roads.
There are no cesspools in the district.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
This subject is dealt with under the heading of Housing and in the Report
of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
HOUSING.
The erection of 26 flats by the local authority was completed during the
year. Private builders erected 22 dwellinghouses and converted four houses into
6 flats and one maisonette.
1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 694
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 768
(2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses (included in subhead (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 13
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 13
(3) Number of dwellinghouses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 610
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notice:
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in consequence of
informal action by the Local Authority and their officers 543
3. Action under Statutory Powers:
(A) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 66
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) by Owners 63
(b) by Local Authority in default of Owners 3