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Collection by gully emptier from: 2 cesspools at factories remote from main sewage
system; 6 pails at Bulls Bridge; 2 pails at Carlyle Avenue; cesspool at Springdale; two
cesspools at Glade Lane Cottages (now connected to sewer); one cesspool at The Aviary;
one cesspool at Wycombe Cafe (now connected to sewer).
Sanitary Inspections of the District
The total number of inspections of premises made during the year by the Public Health
Inspectors was 8,630. Table XII gives an analysis of the number and nature of such inspections.
The number of inspections again increased, being 1,804 more than in 1958,
evidence of the need for the full complement of inspectors, which was obtained at last after
years of shortage.
There was again a rise in the figure for inspections of houses under the Housing and
Rent Acts. Some of the increase was due to inspections for Certificates of Disrepair permitted
to be granted before increases of rent could be obtained by landlords of properties.
There was an increase also in the number of inspections of properties for which Improvement
Grant was claimed, and a certain amount of house-to-house visiting to bring
the housing records a little more up-to-date was carried out when possible.
In former years, inspections and the taking of observations for nuisance from smoke,
have been classified in Table XII under the headings "Atmospheric Pollution" and
" Smoke Observations," but with the new and very much increased house-to-house visiting
connected with the improvement of atmospheric pollution by the operations of the Clean
Air Act, 1956, visits specifically connected with the making of a Smoke Control Order have
been separated in the table from smoke observations made because of nuisance alleged to
be caused by industrial premises, and the figure for these Clean Air Act inspections has
risen to 1,708 compared with 309 in 1958.
Market
There is a market, part open, part covered, in the High Street where a weekly horse
and cattle sale was held on Wednesdays and a general sale of market produce and goods
was held on Saturdays. Special attention was paid regularly to the hygienic provisions and
maintenance there. Some disturbance of amenity was caused to tenants of adjacent houses
by the delayed collection of livestock on a few occasions.
In addition, travelling fairs and circuses spend periods in the Borough, three to four
times a year, and require supervision.
School Sanitation, Ventilation and Lighting
Schools were re-inspected during the year. Certain re-planning was requested for
increased sanitary facilities to comply with modern standards of hygiene.
With regard to the disposal of school refuse, the Council assist to the maximum degree
by providing the required number of bins on request.
Improved sanitation was provided in Featherstone Road Junior Mixed School in 1959
by the construction (for the boys' section) of a new sanitary block consisting of 6 waterclosets,
12 handbasins, 1 urinal, 1 staff watercloset. An internal drinking fountain was also provided.
At Beaconsfield Road Junior School, 10 faulty washbasins were replaced. At Western Road
Girls' School the amount of artificial lighting was increased by 50% in 13 rooms and by 33%
in one room.
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