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Bye-laws:—
New Streets and Buildings (Public Health Act, 1875, s. 157 and Public Health Acts
Amendment Act, 1890, s. 23). Adopted 16.10.1906.
New Sewers (Willesden Local Board Act, 1887). Adopted 9.10.1888.
Pleasure Grounds (Public Health Act, 1875, s. 164). Adopted 28.1.1896.
*Drainage of Buildings (Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, s. 23). Adopted
16.10.1906.
*Rag and Bone Dealer (Public Health Act, 1875, s. 113). Adopted 29.9.1908.
Local Regulations:—
*Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops (Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order, 1885, s. 13),
Revised, and came into force 1.8.1923.
Small Holdings and Allotment Act, 1908. Adopted 25.11.1913.
*Relating to underground sleeping rooms, Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909,
s. 17 (7). Adopted 23.9.1913.
* These are administered wholly or partly by the Health Committee.
The unstarred are administered by other Committees of the Council.
Tabular summary of the work of the Sanitary Department during the year and action taken under
the Public Health Acts, the Rent Acts, and the Acts and Bye-laws, etc., mentioned above.
Inspections:
Number of premises inspected on complaint 2,717
Number of premises inspected in connection with infectious diseases 57
Number of premises under periodical inspection 1,607
Houses inspected from House to House (Housing Acts, 1890 to 1923) 1,004
Total number of inspections and re-inspections made 17,509
Action under Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Acts, 1920-23:
Number of applications received for Certificates 24
Number of Certificates granted 13
Action Taken (other than under Housing Acts, 1890 to 1923):
Cautionary or Intimation Notices Issued 3,634
Number complied with 3,165
Statutory Orders issued 165
Number complied with 126
Summonses served 5
Number of convictions obtained 5
Summonses withdrawn 0
„ dismissed 0
Dwelling Houses and action under Housing Acts, 1890 to 1923:
Notices under Section 36 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, issued 2,912
Number of houses dealt with under Section 28 (Housing, Town Planning, &c.,
Act, 1919) 18
Number of houses closed under Section 28 (Housing, Town Planning, &c..
Act, 1919) 0
Number of houses found to be in a state dangerous or injurious to health, Section
17 (Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909) 1
Number of representations made by Medical Officer of Health, Section 17
(Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909) 1
Number of houses made habitable without closing orders 0
Number of closing orders made by Local Authority, Section 17 (Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act, 1909) 1
Number of closing orders determined after repairs. Section 17 (Housing, Town
Planning, &c.t Act, 1909) 0
Number of houses demolished—
(a) by order of Local Authority, Section 17 (Housing, Town Planning,
&c., Act, 1909) 0
(b) voluntarily 0
Illegal Underground Rooms vacated 0
Houses Let in Lodgings (Tenement Houses):
Number registered under Bye-laws 0
Number of contraventions 0
Common Lodging Houses:
Number registered under Bye-laws 1
Number of Inspections made 28
Number of contraventions 8
Number remedied 8