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PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The following particulars have kindly been supplied by the
Surveyor:—
Refuse Collection.
Lighting restrictions during the winter months so curtailed the
period during which refuse could be disposed of that it was possible
to provide only fortnightly instead of weekly collections of house
refuse. Such a departure from the normal practice causes a stir
amongst some householders. Whilst it is undesirable that refuse
should be permitted to accumulate near houses, the fear that
infections will prevail because the collection is made less frequently
is unfounded. The likelihood of any nuisance can be lessened by
intelligent action by the householder in reducing to a minimum the
amount of putrescible matter in the bin, by wrapping in paper
those containers whose surface may be smeared with such material,
and by keeping the contents of the bin as dry as possible.
Refuse Disposal.
The difficulties in the disposal were aggravated by the necessity,
because of lighting restrictions, of damping down the fires at dusk.
Street Cleansing.
The normal peace-time standard of service cannot be maintained
because of the extra duties falling on the staff.
MORTUARY.
155 bodies were received during the year. Post-mortem
examinations were carried out on 98 and 30 inquests were held.
46 bodies were admitted for storage and 11 bodies of persons
dying from accident or suicide on whom no post-mortem examination
was carried out in the mortuary.
CAMPING GROUNDS.
Section 55 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1934, prohibits
the placing or keeping on any land in the district of movable
dwellings without the consent of the Council. During the year
consent under this section was given to the use of land forming
part of the Grimm's Dyke Estate, and also a camping ground for
the Church Lads' Brigade on a site in South Harrow.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
[a) Number of:—
Houses inspected under the Housing Act, 1936 190
Houses found unfit 32
Houses not in all respects fit 155
Revisits 2,257
Surveys under Housing Act, 1936 481