View report page

III. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF AREA.
SANITARY INSPECTION
The following is a summary of the inspections carried out by
the nine District Sanitary Inspectors:To
houses and other premises (relating to Complaints,
Nuisances, Infectious Diseases, Resaurants, Lodging
houses, etc. 7179.
Miscellaneous Inspections 10609.
To Factories, Workshops and outworkers premises 1483.
Number of Revisits 8553.
Number of Intimations served 2838.
" " Statutory Notices 573.
" 11 Summonses taken out 3.
" visits to air-raid shelters 906.
" visits to Rest and Feeding Centres 15.
" visits to Canteens 38.
Note: Eight of the Council's Sanitary Inspectors are still
seconded to War Damage and are not available to the Public
Health Department.
A summary of sanitary work carried out as a result of notices
served is as follows:-
Repairs to roofs, gutters and rain-water pipes 985.
Cleansing or repairs to drains, water-closets, sinks,
baths and lavatory wastes 3317.
Miscellaneous repairs 2523.
Dampness in premises, remedied and rooms cleansed 1717.
Drains tested 253, of which 24 were defective.
RAT CONTROL.
The District Sanitary Inspectors continue to co-operate with
the Council's Rodent Officer and Rat Catchers in the Borough
Engineer's Department on the control of rat infestation. During the
year 630 complaints were received as to nuisances for rats and mice.
Drains were tested where necessary and 493 complaints were
forwarded to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor so that the Council's
rat-catchers could call and assist the tenants concerned.
IV. HOUSING.
INSPECTION.
Number of houses inspected for housing defects 6174.
" inspections made for such purposes 6844.
" houses not reasonably fit 2304.
" houses rendered fit informally 1731.
" houses in respect of which notices were served 573.
" houses in which defects wore remedied after
service of formal notice 573.
OVERCROWDING-.
Houses in which the rooms were measured and the permitted
number ascertained 30.
Number of visits to the above 38.
" " houses in which the information has been supplied
to owners and occupiers 28.
HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR.
The housing accommodation in the Borough was seriously interfered
with as a result of enemy action by piloted and pilotless
aircraft and long range rockets during the war.
Prior to the war there were approximately 34,600 dwellings in
the Borough. The appended figures, which are approximate only and
liable to adjustment, show how drastically this accommodation was
reduced.
(8)