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tables of inspection of food premises, food seizure, drain testing,
sampling, notices served, nuisances abated and other details of
the work of the department set out in the body of this report.
The Council has on several occasions requested that the
County Council should make by-laws whereby the Council could
improve sanitary conditions as regards houses let in lodgings,
and these are now in draft, and the Council has also pressed for
powers to deal with disused drains, to prevent the establishment of
■workshops and factories under unsuitable conditions, and to prevent
the spread of infectious disease in insanitary offices and
workshops, and that the powers conferred by Part III of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1922, in respect
of filthy or verminous articles in any house, should be extended to
any place, including a stall, space, street or premises where such
articles as second-hand furniture, bedding, clothing, etc., are
stored or exposed for sale.
By-laws have been put into operation respecting the construction
of soil pipes, the business of a slaughterer of poultry, of
rag and bone dealer, and of a dresser of fur skins.
The work of the Cleansing Station as regards school children
is showing very satisfactory results, and it is reported that considerable
improvement is noticed in this respect in the school children
in the Borough.
In 1922, the Disinfecting Station was thoroughly overhauled
as regards repairs required to the fittings and appliances, and a
settlement of the foundations of the boiler-house, which might
have become very serious. No. 3 Disinfector required re-setting,
the brickwork of the boiler-shaft had become defective, and
various other repairs were also needed and were carried out at a
total cost of £930 7s. 6d.