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measure of success attended this procedure which could be amplified
were the bird loving section of the community to refrain from feeding
these nuisance creating birds.
Pigeons can be carriers of many diseases including psittacosis
and fungus cryptococcus. They also cause serious contamination
and discolouration of many buildings in the town centre, schools and
flats, besides the disgusting excremental deposit on pedestrians.
Furthermore, the cost of cleansing both buildings and pavements is
enormous.
Houses let in multiple occupation were the subject of action
by the council and the standards formulated under the Housing Act
1961 were implemented by inspections, notices and serving of
directions. It is considered that a full execution of these standards
will prevent the more serious housing problems in dwellings occupied
by more than one family. There has been no necessity to prepare
"Management Orders" under this Act.
The ever increasing public awareness of their entitlement to
enjoy their homes free from interference from others and their
improving knowledge of health preservation has produced a marked
increase in complaints about noise nuisances. These vary from
factory operations, vehicular traffic on roads and from factories,
piano and violin practice, brass band rehearsals, musical entertainment
and pop group rehearsing.
Noise nuisances are very difficult to determine. What is a
noise to one person can be pleasant to another. Is there a nuisance
from a pop group rehearsing or from the playing of a piano or violin?
Teenagers and the more adult population would furnish conflicting
view-points on the relative merits and demerits of pop and serious
music. Again mechanical devices for measuring sound waves are
more scientific then practical, hence a statutory nuisance is difficult
of proof.
Unfortunately idiosyncrasies in relation to different noises
affect many peoples attitudes to this increasing administrative
problem.