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9
SANITARY SECTION
Staff
The establishment of Public Health Inspectors includes the Chief Public Health Inspector, the Deputy
Chief Public Health Inspector, eighteen district Inspectors and five pupils. Twelve of the posts of district
Inspector are graded APT. IV; the holders must have had at least ten years' experience and the Smoke
Inspectors' Certificate in addition to the statutory qualification and the Meat and Other Foods Certificate.
The remaining posts are graded APT. II for those with only the statutory qualification, and APT. III for
those who have the Meat and Other Foods Certificate as well.
At the beginning of the year there were two vacancies on APT. II or APT. III and during the year
one Inspector on APT. III and three on APT. IV resigned. In spite of several advertisements, no applications
for the vacancies were received and at the end of the year the Council were considering what action to
take to rectify the position.
Three pupil public health inspectors were on the staff at the beginning of the year, One qualified,
received his certificate and took up an appointment with another authority, leaving three vacancies.
The Rodent Officer and three operatives are employed in the destruction of rats and mice and two
labourers on disinfestation, disinfection, drain testing and general duties.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
The majority of houses inspected during the year followed complaints from tenants; there was no
systematic house-to-house inspection. Unfortunately many tenants approach the Public Health Department
only when the defects are serious and costly to remedy. Details of inspections carried out are shown in Tables
29 and 30. Four Inspectors were engaged on special surveys, one on the Church Road Comprehensive
Redevelopment Area until it was completed, one on the south part of Carlton Ward and two on the smoke
control areas.
Demolition and Closing Orders (Table 25)
One demolition and two closing orders were made during the year.
Slum Clearance and Area Redevelopment
During the year the survey of the Church Road Comprehensive Redevelopment Area, bounded by
Craven Park, Church Road, Neasden Lane and the L.M.S. Railway, was completed. The survey of the
remainder of Carlton Ward south of Carlton Vale continued, but was brought almost to a standstill in the
latter part of the year owing to shortage of staff.
Overcrowding
There has been little change in the extent of overcrowding which still remains acute. Only one
licence under section 80 of the Housing Act, 1957, was issued to permit temporary overcrowding (Table 26).
The Housing and Estates Manager has kindly supplied the details of overcrowding in the area,
which have been based mainly on statements of housing applicants (Table 26), and also details of new dwellings
constructed during the year (Table 27). Four notices under section 90 of the Housing Act, 1957, were
served on the owners of 28 St. Paul's Avenue, 230, 232 and 234 Willesden Lane, requiring them to abate
overcrowding.
Notices served under the Public Health Acts, 1936 and 1961, and Housing Acts, 1957 and 1961
There was a slight increase in the number of statutory notices served during the year compared
with 1961 (Table 28).
One management order under section 12, Housing Act, 1961, was served during the year, and the
Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Regulations, prescribing the standards of management
to be maintained by the manager of the house, were applied.
Rent Act, 1957
Details of the applications received and the certificates issued up to the end of the year are shown
in Table 31.
Nuisances abated and improvements made
A summary of nuisances abated and improvements made is shown in Table 32.
Inspection of factories, outworkers' premises and food premises
A summary of inspections of the above premises is shown in Table 30.