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25.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES (Contd.)
Accordingly, a great deal of work has been done during the year in
connection with this subject, and it is a pleasure to report in detail later
in this Annual Report, of the co-operation received from owners of commercial
vehicles, in an effort to reduce this type of atmospheric pollution.
The result of increase in daytime population.
Vacant sites, so popularly used as dumping grounds are gradually
disappearing, particularly in the Moorfields Ward of the Borough, and large
blocks of new offices and factories are taking their places. As one difficult
problem decreases so another increases, is a maxim usually accepted. This is
particularly applicable to the daytime population in Shoreditch, fof as new
factories and offices are erected, so, more people are attracted into the
Borough in search of employment.
This added influx of daytime population, automatically increases all
the duties of Public Health Inspectors in factories, offices, food premises,
public houses, and even in hairdressing establishments.
When the Offices Act becomes law, there can be no doubt that the
volume of the work of the Department in administering the Act and any Regulations
made under the Act, will be increased considerably, and consequently,
consideration may have to be given in the near future to increasing the
establishment of Public Health Inspectors to carry out the duties associated
with this important work.
Parking of vehicles creates Public Health nuisances.
Parking meters have been established in this Borough, and whilst the
busy central parts of the Borough have undoubtedly been relieved of congestion,
a new Public Health problem has been established.
Unfortunately, there are still quite a number of occupied basements in
Shoreditch and the parking of large commercial and other vehicles in narrow
streets, and at times only a few feet away from the frontages of houses,
overshadows the lower rooms of dwellings to such an extent, so as to very
seriously reduce the standard of natural lighting. This is a real problem,
and so far no solution can be found, but it is suggested that many other
similar boroughs may be experiencing this problem and that very serious
consideration should be exercised concerning this matter.