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Notices served:—
Statutory:—
Served
Complied
with
Public Health Act, 1936
125
82
Housing Act, 1936
198
126
Housing Act, 1936 (Overcrowding)
—
—
Factories Act, 1937
7
2
Shops Act, 1934
—
—
Provide Dustbin (Ilford Urban District Council
Act)
33
16
Provide Water Supply to Dwelling House
—
—
Food and Drugs Act, 1938
—
—
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919
1
—
Cleanse Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws)
2
2
Cover Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws)
Informal
3
3,339
2
2,220
3,708
2,450
In addition to the above, 943 notices (167 statutory and 776 informal)
served previous to 1st January 1947 were also complied with.
Complaints.—During the year, 3,972 complaints of nuisances have been
received and investigated.
The following is a summary:—
Accumulation of manure and refuse 107
Animals improperly kept 15
Bad smells 113
Dampness of premises 249
Defective drains, w.c's and fittings 655
Defective roofs, gutters, downpipes, etc. 499
Defective water fittings 197
Dirty and verminous houses 91
Dirty condition of rearway 2
Flooding of premises 34
Overcrowding 326
Smoke nuisances 37
Miscellaneous 1,647
Total 3,972
(iv) Swimming Baths and Pools.—Samples of water for examination
were taken from the open-air swimming bath from May to July (4); one sample
was unsatisfactory owing to the presence of B. Coli and the Analyst recommended
an increase of free chlorine content. The other samples were
satisfactory, but in one sample the chlorine content was above, and in one
sample below, the prescribed standard. Samples were also taken from the two
indoor baths during January, March, May, June, July and November (10); all
of the samples were satisfactory, but in 4 samples (2 from the 1st and 2 from
the 2nd class) the chlorine content was below the prescribed standard, and in
1 sample (from the 2nd class) the chlorine content was above the prescribed
standard.
(v) Eradication of Bed Bugs :—
{ Found to be infested 31
Houses{Disinfested 30
(vi) Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—No licence to act as slaughterman
was granted during the year.
(vii) Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts,
1920 and 1933.—The Senior Sanitary Inspector is authorised by the Council
to make visits and certify under the provisions of the Acts.