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Infectious Diseases.
The occupied dwellings inspected during the year after infectious
disease numbered 1,598. This is a decrease of 150 upon the number
inspected during 1928. Any nuisances or sanitary defects found were
dealt with under the provisions of the above Act.
Inspections other than on Complaint.
The number of inspections, other than those arising on complaint,
after infectious disease, and under the Housing and Town Planning
Regulations, made by the Inspectors during the year was 8,485, and
the nuisances or sanitary defects found were dealt with in the same
manner as those on complaint.
Nuisances or defects found on inspection were remedied in most
cases on service of an intimation notice only. The total number of
such notices served during 1929 was 5,906. The number of statutory
notices served was 1,606: and summonses were issued in 61 cases.
Housing Act, 1925.
House to House Inspection.
A systematic inspection is being made and an accurate card
indexed record compiled of the housing conditions of the Borough.
The number of houses inspected under these regulations during the
year was 407.
The following roads have been inspected during the year : —
Big Hill (Nos. 2 to 10). Overbury Street (Nos. 57 to
Clevedon Passage. 125 and 52 to 100).
Goring Street. Reading Lane.
Hedgers Grove. St. Thomas's Place (Nos. 1 to
Landfield Street. 8).
Little Hill (Nos. 1 to 19). Selman Street.
Mellington Street. Spring Lane (Nos. 1 and 2 to
Ottaway Street. 16).
In addition to these inspections a detailed house-to-house inspection
has been carried out in order to obtain the particulars required
to support clearance schemes in several districts of the Borough.
These particulars are still under consideration.
Dangerous Structures.
Complaints of alleged dangerous structures at 313 premises were
forwarded to the London County Council during the year.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911-1928.
There is only one factory in the Borough where rag flock is
manufactured. Two inspections were made during the year, and
the conditions were found to be satisfactory on each visit.
Two samples of flock in course of manufacture were taken from
this factory during the year. On examination, both samples proved
to be satisfactory.