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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 1s. per week.
Inoffensive trade refuse is removed by the Works Department at a charge of
5s. per load, and 2,496 tons of such refuse were removed.
Complaints.—During the year 3,589 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. 18. In connection therewith
the numbers of intimation and statutory notices served were 1,475 and 358 respectively.
The statutory notices related to 295 premises, and included 287 general,
31 ashpit, 9 water-closet and 17 paving notices. In addition to these notices under
the Public Health (London) Act, 12 notices were served under the London County
Council (General Powers) Acts and under By-laws, and 2 under the Rats and Mice
(Destruction) Act, 1919.
In 63 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 eight instances, as in all the other cases the necessary steps were
taken on receipt of a letter from him.
In Table 19 will be found a summary of the nuisances abated and defects
remedied.