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III. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
Most of the work of the District Sanitary Inspectors has
been concerned with sanitary defects in dwelling houses.
Summaries of inspections and sanitary work effected during
the year are given on Pages 48 and 49.
Complaints.
5,029 complaints were recorded in the register, but in
addition numerous complaints were made direct to the district
sanitary inspectors. The number of visits made in investigating
complaints was 9,192,
Dangerous Structures,
The District Surveyor was notified on 280 occasions of
premises or parts of premises alleged to be structurally
dangerous.
Drainage,
1,471 drains were tested with smoke and 253 were found
to be defective. 6,842 visits of inspection were made- to
drainage works during the year, and 693 drains wore cloansed
or repaired and 536 constructed or reconstructed. Observations
were submitted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor
on 6l plans of new drainage works.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1951,
slowed up the procedure for dealing with nuisances arising
from defective drains and it is hoped that legislation, will
be promoted in the near future to enable sanitary authorities
to act more speedily in such cases.
Factories.
671 inspections under the Factories Acts l937 & 1948 were
made of the 3?312 factories on the register, and 76 Notices
wore served. Details will be found in Table 8 on Page 50.
Outworkers.