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During the year the Public Health Department dealt with
1,416 complaints received from the Borough Engineer and Surveyor
of houses without dustbins, or with defective dustbins.
Seven hundred and nineteen informal notices were served, and
further action taken as required.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
A summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year appears on pages 148 to 163 of this
report.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Complaints of Nuisances.
During the year 1930 there were 4,576 complaints of nuisances
made to the Public Health Department and investigated by the
Sanitary Inspectors of the Borough. Defects or nuisances were
discovered in 3,692 of the complaints. Notices for the remedy or
abatement of these were served upon the owner or person responsible
under the above Act.
Drainage.
Two hundred and sixteen plans and notices to execute drainage
work and works of construction under the supervision of the Sanitary
Inspectors at 277 premises were reported to the Public Health
Committee during the year.
Smoke Nuisance.
In addition to 200 observations of chimneys of large works in
the Borough, made by the Sanitary Inspectors, 1,104 observations
on 71 premises were made by an Assistant detailed for that purpose.
Twenty-nine intimation notices were served on the persons
responsible for the issue of black smoke in contravention of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the Public Health (Smoke
Abatement) Act, 1926. Five statutory notices were served.
One prosecution was instituted.
Infectious Diseases.
The occupied dwellings inspected during the year after infectious
disease numbered 2,495. This is an increase of 897 upon the number
inspected during 1929. Any nuisances or sanitary defects found
were dealt with under the provisions of the above Act.