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Pollution of Streams. There was no serious instance of pollution of
watercourses during the year.
(iii) Collection and Disposal of Refuse.—The Borough Engineer also
kindly supplied the following information:—
Tons
Total amount of refuse collected and disposed of 46,713
Collection of Salvage:— Tons Income
Wastepaper 1,145 £19,129
Kitchen Waste 1,794 £5,168
Scrap Metal, etc. 53 £1,446
2,992 £25,743
(iv) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The following is a summary
of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
Houses and premises inspected 25,089
Houses and premises reinspected (work in progress) 25,899
Visits during disinfection 745
Houses in which nuisances were detected 1,414
Houses in which nuisances were abated 1,377*
Premises disinfected 370
Premises from which articles only disinfected 156
Articles disinfected 1,930
Premises disinfested for verminous conditions 22
* Includes 295 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1951.
Notices served:—
Statutory:—
Complied
Served with
Public Health Act, 1936 142 91
Housing Act, 1936 8 4
Factories Act, 1937 1 1
Shops Act, 1934 — —
Provide Water Supply (Ilford Improvement
Act. 1898) 3 3
Provide Dustbin (Ilford Urban District
Council Act, 1904) 34 25
Food and Drugs Act, 1938 17 9
Cleanse Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) 5 5
Cover Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) 3 3
Informal 1,921 1,478
2,134 1,619
In addition to the above, 366 notices (56 statutory and 310 informal)
served previous to 1st January, 1951, were also complied with.