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Department of the Council, the costs being paid by the owners in their proper
proportions. One single private drain was cleared at the request of the owner,
from whom the costs, amounting to 5s. were recovered.
Removal and Disposal of Refuse.—House refuse is collected and disposed
of by direct labour under the control of the Works Department of the Council.
Collection is made once weekly, with the exception of a small central area, where
a twice-weekly collection is made. All refuse is disposed of by burning at the
Council's destructor at White Hart Road, Plumstead.
Offensive trade refuse is removed by contractors, who make their own arrangements
with the shopkeepers as to the time and day of removal. The contractors
provide airtight receptacles of a type approved by your Medical Officer of Health,
the number of these supplied varying according to the individual requirements of
the shopkeepers. The minimum charge for the removal of these tins is Is. per
week.
Inoffensive trade refuse is removed by the Works Department at a charge
of 5s. per load, and 2,476 tons of such refuse were removed.
Complaints.—During the year 3,397 complaints of nuisances were made to
the Health Department or to the Sanitary Inspectors on the district, and all these
were investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors. After investigation the necessary
notices for the remedy or abatement of the defects or nuisances discovered were
served upon the owners or other persons responsible.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—A summary of the inspections carried
out by the Sanitary Inspectors will be found in Table No. 17. In connection therewith
the numbers of intimation and statutory notices served were 1,833 and 395
respectively. The statutory notices related to 327 premises, and included 333
general, 22 ashpit, 10 water-closet, and 30 paving notices. In addition to these
notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 16 notices were served under the
London County Council (General Powers) Acts and under By-laws, and one under
the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
In 48 instances, where owners did not comply with the statutory notices, the
Town Clerk was asked to institute proceedings. It was only necessary, however,
to issue summonses in three instances, as in all the other cases the necessary steps
were taken on receipt of a letter from him.