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It is to be hoped that the revival of building by private enterprise
will eliminate much of the cramping of people referred to
above.
Public Health Act, 1936
It was necessary to take legal proceedings against the owners of
a block flats for not complying with a Statutory Notice served
in connection with settlement.
Abatement Orders were made by the Court and the work was
subsequently executed by the owners
Forty-one premises were redrained and two Public Sewers were
repaired; this work involved expenditure on the part of the owners
to close on £1420.
Smoke Abatement.
„ This Council is a Contributor to the National Smoke Abatement
Society and it is pleasing to record that the Public Health Committee
accepted the invitation from that Society to send delegates to a meeting
at Caxton Hall, Westminster, held on 26th June 1953. Councillor
Relph and the Senior Sanitary Inspector attended on behalf of the
Council, the Conference being convened with a view to the formation
of a South-East Divisional Council of the Society.
The motion submitted to the Conference by Dr. A. J. Shinnie,
Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, was
'THAT this general meeting of Members and Representatives
of Members of the National Smoke Abatement Society in
the South East Division agrees to establish a South East
Divisional Council of the Society and to appoint a provisional
Committee to prepare rules and constitution for consideration
at a further general meeting.'
It was seconded by Sir Ernest Smith, Hon. Treasurer of the
Society, and approved by the Conference.
A provisional committee was elected, whose function was to
dratt rules and constitution, including rules relating to the composition
and mode of election of a committee and honorary officers for
submission to a further general meeting of the members and representatives.
The provisional committee was as follows:—
Mr. N. Bastable, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Barking Borough Council.
Mr. H. G. Clinch, M.B.E., Chief Sanitary Inspector, West Ham
Borough Council.
Miss M. Godby, Technical Officer, Women's Gas Federation.
Dr. R- Lessing, Consulting Chemist and Chemical Engineer.
Mr. J. J. Matthews, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Borough of Acton.
Mr. G. Nonhebel, Chemical Engineer and Fuel Technologist, Imperial
Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Dr. A. J. Shinnie, O.B.E., Medical Officer of Health, Westminster
City Council.
Mr. H. L. Snowden, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Farnborough Urban
District Council.
Mr. L. A. Stroud, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Borough of Slough.
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