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Mortuary
The Council maintains a mortuary at Alcorn Close, Sutton Common Road,
Sutton, which is equipped with refrigeration storage and facilities for post-mortem examination.
The number of bodies, on all of which autopsies were performed, admitted during
the year was as follows:-
From local hospitals 177
From homes within the Borough 227
Other ambulance removals 115
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Other Matters
Caravans
At the beginning of the year the number of unauthorised caravans parked in the
area was 4. This number had increased to 25 by the end of the year.
The operative date of the Caravan Sites Act 1968 was 1st April, 1970, when it
became the responsibility of the Authority to provide a caravan site for travellers. A survey
was carried out at the beginning of each month during the year to ascertain the movement
of caravan dwellers in and out of the area. The Borough Architect and Planning Officer was
requested by the Council to find a suitable site for caravans within the Borough and, after a
considerable time, a site for fifteen vans was chosen at Carshalton Road, Woodmansterne. It
is hoped that this site will be occupied during the early part of 1971.
During the year temporary facilities were provided for unauthorised caravan
dwellers on the St. Helier Estate in the form of refuse skips on the site and the provision of a
sludge tank for the disposal of the contents of pail closets.
The unauthorised parking of caravans on the St. Helier Estate during the year
caused some difficulty because of numerous complaints from members of the public but
although regular inspections of the sites were carried out by Public Health Inspectors, no
nuisances were found.
No efforts were made by this department to move the caravans as, after the
operative date of the Caravan Sites Act 1968, this Council adopted a policy of non-harassment.
Diseases of Animals Act 1950
Functions of the Council in connection with the Diseases of Animals Act 1950,
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963, Pet Animals Act 1951, and the Riding Establishments
Act 1964 are carried out on an agency basis by the Council of the City of London through that
Council's Veterinary Officer.
Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1926.
All the Public Health Inspectors of the Borough have been approved by the Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as Inspectors and Official Samplers under the Fertilisers
and Feeding Stuffs Act 1926.
Four informal samples were taken under this Act during the year, of which two
were found not to be within the prescribed limites of variation. The two samples in question
will be followed up by formal samples in 1971.
Noise
53 complaints with regard to noise were received from members of the public during
the year, all of which were brought to a satisfactory conclusion without statutory action.
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