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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the Borough is under the control of the
Metropolitan Water Board.
Complaints of defective water fittings at 275 premises were
forwarded to the Metropolitan Water Board during the year.
SEWERS.
During the year the Sanitary Inspectors reported 6 premises
on which the sewers were defective, and repairable by the Borough
Council. These were referred to the Borough Engineer for his
attention.
REFUSE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL.
No alterations were made in the past year in the arrangements
for refuse collection and disposal, street cleansing and emptying of
cesspools.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
A summary of the inspections, etc., carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year appears on pages 173 to 186 of this
Report.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Complaints of Nuisances.—During the year 1935 there were
4,805 complaints of nuisances made to the Public Health Department
and investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors of the Borough.
Defects or nuisances were discovered in 3,754 of the complaints.
Notices for the remedy or abatement of these were served upon the
owner or person responsible under the above Act.
Drainage.—One hundred and seventy-eight plans and notices
to execute drainage work and works of construction under the
supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors at 238 premises were reported
to the Public Health Committee during the year.
Smoke Abatement.—In addition to 139 observations of chimneys
of large works in the Borough made by the Sanitary Inspectors,
1,409 observations on 84 premises were n ade by an Assistant
detailed for that purpose. Fourteen 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. One statutory notice was
served.