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98
Sanitary
Inspection of
the Area
This branch of the Environmental Health Services showed
only a slight increase over 1964 for with the creation of the
London Borough of Redbridge there was a departure of some
Inspectors causing heavier work to fall on those remaining. It
is hoped that the report for 1966 will provide an improvement
because it is felt that applications for appointments within the
new Borough will be received in the near future.
Statistics. — The number of inspections carried out and the
classification thereof together with the notices served in
consequence of those inspections are contained in the tables
which follow:—
Houses and premises inspected 31,245
Houses and premises reinspected (work in progress)
17,237
Houses in which nuisances were detected 1,467
Houses in which nuisances were abated 1,519*
Premises disinfected 12
Articles disinfected 177
Premises disinfested for verminous conditions 19
"Includes 57 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1965.
Notices served:—-
Served Complied with
Statutory:—
Public Health Act, 1936 95 67
Clean Air Act, 1956 1 1
Housing Acts, 1957 and 1961 6 4
Factories Act, 1961 3 1
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 1 —
Informal 523 414
629 487
In addition to the above, 79 notices (16 statutory and 63
informal) served previous to 1st January, 1965 were also complied
with.
There was an increase in the complaints of nuisances
received and investigated by the Inspectors, as follows-