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has assisted in making available a larger area of ground for
recreation. Other refuse has been tipped at the Hampton
Destruction Site as part of a scheme for laying out at this site
a now Pleasure Ground. The treatment of the vegetable and other
food waste has been extended, and the pig food plant now receives
this waste from Kingston in addition to that collected in the
Borough.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT
At the close of the year Mr. L. Marsden, Senior
Sanitary Inspector, retired under the Superannuation Scheme.
Despite the difficult conditions prevailing during the year every
effort was made to keep up routine inspections and the enforcement
of essential repairs.
The visits paid in each branch of the work arc set out
under the appropriate headings.
Notices Served
Informal not ices served 399
Informal notices complied 342
Housing Act, 1936; Sections 9&10
Statutory notices served
Statutory notices' complied -
(a) by owners
(b) By local authority in default
owners -
Public Health Acts:-
Statutory notices served 25
Statutory notices complied -
(a) By owners 34
(b) By local authority in default of
owners -
Prosecutions
During the year a summons was applied for in one
instance in respect of non-compliance with an abatement notice
issued under Section 93 of the Publics Health Act, 1936.
Summary of visits and inspections
Visits to premises after complaint 1,011
Visits to properties under notice and
work in progress 2,553
Total visits and inspections 11,644
Summary of works executed in consequence of visits
Drains unstopped and repaired 40
Complete drainage reconstructions 3
Waste pipes disconnected or repaired 22
Water supply cisterns repaired 5
Gutters repaired 50
Roofs repaired 126
W.C.s repaired etc. 40
Dustbins provided 26
Damp walls remedied 53
Ventilation provided 8
Rooms stripped and cleansed 44
Offensive accumulations removed 10
Other works carried out 543
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