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Management Act, the work in most cases being undertaken
by the Works Department at the expense of the owners.
Reconstruction was necessary in 7 cases (involving connections
with 30 houses) and the usual notices were served and
complied with. In 3 instances the work of repair was undertaken
by the owners without service of any notices. At the
request of the owners, various small repairs to drains were
undertaken at the time of examination, and the total cost of
£12 4s. 6d. was recovered from the owners concerned.
Work of Sanitary Inspectors under Article 19 of the Sanitary
Officers Order, 1922. This Article deals with the duties of
Sanitary Inspectors. These duties may be classified as
obligatory and optional. The obligatory duties referred to
are as follows:—Paragraph (8) reads: "If so directed by
the Local Authority, supervise the scavenging of his district
or any part thereof." The work of scavenging in Woolwich
and Eltham is done by direct labour; in Plumstead by a
firm of contractors ; and there it is supervised by the Sanitary
Inspectors. Paragraph (9) deals with certain Acts—the
Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1909, the Canal Boats Acts,
1877 and 1884, the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
All the Council's Sanitary Inspectors act as Rats Officers in
their respective districts. The routine and special work of
the Sanitary Inspectors under the Order is shewn in Tables
Nos. 62 and 63.
Action taken under Public Health Acts or By-laws. Statistical
tables are set out on the following two pages shewing
the number of inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors
and the number of nuisances abated. 3,638 intimation and
1,048 statutory notices were served during the year. These
compare with 3,446 and 1,262, respectively, in 1923. There
were 204 cases in which the owners neglected to comply with
the statutory notices, and these were reported to the Town