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and works of the Middlesex County Council has continued without
modification of any kind.
RIVERS AND STREAMS
No complaints of pollution of the river Thames or streams
were received by the Department during the year.
PUBLIC CLEANSING
The three refuse destructors at Twickenham, Teddington
and Hampton, remain in use, pending approval of a centralising
scheme after the war. The more intensive salvage operations,
together with a number of alterations made at the Twickenham
destructor site to assist these operations, have considerably
diminished the wear and 1 tear on the destructor furnaces, and are
enabling those plants to cope with a situation which would
otherwise be causing grave difficulties.
It is of interest to note that the Corporation's
receipts for salvage sold are now well over £12,000 per annum.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
The visits paid in each branch of the work are set
out under the appropriate headings.
Notices served
Informal notices served - 453
Informal notices complied - 389
Housing Act 1936; Sections 9 & 10:-
Statutory notices served
Statutory notices complied:-
(a) By owners -
(b) By local authority in default of owners
Public Health Acts:-
Statutory notices served - 37
Statutory notices complied:-
(a) By owners 24
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
Summary of visits and inspections
Visits to premises after complaint - 1,419
Visits to properties under notice and
Work in progress - 4,343
Total visits and inspections - 14,898
Summary of works executed in consequence of visits
Drains unstopped and repaired - 60
Complete drainage reconstructions - 5
Water supply cisterns repaired - 3
Draw taps from main provided - 7
Gutters repaired - 76
Roofs repaired - 170
W.C. apartments repaired or rebuilt - 10
W.C's repaired - 34
Dustbins provided - 52
Damp walls remedied - 78
Ventilation provided - 4
Rooms stripped and Cleansed. - 83
Offensive accumulations removed - 5
Other works carried out — 538
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