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These duties included
the inspection of properties immediately
after an incident occurred;
classification of properties in category
'A', 'B', or 'C;
arrangement for the carrying out of first
aid repairs (roofs, windows, doors, etc) &
supervision of this work;
detailed surveys to ascertain more permanent
repairs required, and arrangement and
supervision of this work; and
checking of Builders' accounts.
This work claimed the greater part of the Inspectors
time, and their normal statutory duties were of necessity
curtailed.
No details can at present be given, regarding the
repair of war damage, but other inspections are summarised
below.
Number of houses inspected after Infectious Disease .201
" " „ „ under the Housing Act -
" " on complaint. 942
1,145
Informal notices served numbered 1,179, and Statutory
Notices under the Public Health and Housing Acts 177.
Drains examined and tested 121
Drains reconstructed and repaired 92
Drains found stopped 109
Soil pipes repaired or renewed 28
Gullies renewed 26
Fresh air inlets renewed 14
W.C. cisterns and pans repaired or renewed 185
Waste pipes repaired or renewed 68
Rain-water-pipes repaired or renewed 123
Roofs repaired or renewed 215
Gutters repaired or renewed 109
Drinking water cisterns repaired or renewed 11
Number of houses where water was provided from the main. 5
Yard paving repaired or renewed 37
Sinks repaired or renewed 28
Floors repaired or renewed 58
Floors ventilated 14
Window frames & sashes repaired or renewed. 94
Coppers repaired or renewed. 17
Fireplaces, stoves, etc. repaired or renewed 87
Number of houses where walls and ceilings were cleansed.225
Miscellaneous defects remedied. 272
Damp proof courses were inserted in 15 houses, 16 houses
were rendered externally, and 7 houses were pointed.
Reinspections totalled 2,036
Other inspections were:-
Inspections of Stables and Mews 15
„ " Schools 4
„ „ Pawnbrokers' premises 4
" „ Public House Urinals 36
" " Knackers' Yards 10
There is only one Common Lodging House in the district,
and this was visited monthly.
The Moselle Brook gave cause for complaint during
the summer months.
The surface water sewers from Wood Green and Tottenham
discharge into this open brook, and examinations of samples of
the effluent showed that there was some sewage pollution.
Further investigations are proceeding. - 7 -