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5. PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The Borough Surreyor is responsible for the collection and
disposal of house and trade refuse. Disposal is carried out by
tipping into a worked-out gravel pit provided by the haulage
contractor.
The refuse from this Botough, Surbiton and Maiden is transferred
to large capacity road vehicles and transported to the tip by
the contractor,. The refuse is weighed on a weighbridge and 13,114
tons of refuse were sent from this Borough in 1962.
6. SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AEBA.
The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections
made by the Public Health Inspectors which totalled 9,204 as compared
with 7,500 for 196l.
House inspections, defects, etc 398
Drainage 596
Factories 133
Outworkers 14
Atmospheric Pollution 257
Dairies, milk shops, etc. 156
Food Premises 905
Restaurants and cafes 347
Infectious disease enquiries 107
Cinemas 5
Verminous premises 19
Rodent 0ontrol 22
Shops Act 250
Schools 39
Housing 1
Markets 764
Public sanitary conveniences 84
Fireguards 47
Merchandise Marks Act 253
Interviews 473
Miscellaneous 1257
Smoke Control Inspections 631
Smoke Control Rein sits 779
Noise Coniplaint Visits 47
Reinspections and works in progress7614
1590
9204