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SECTION 87 (Collection and disposal of refuse). The Borough Engineer
and Surveyor, upon whom devolves responsibility for this service, informs me
that as in previous years house refuse was collected weekly from dwelling
houses in the Borough, but in cases of blocks of flats collections were made at
periods varying from weekly to daily according to the conditions and circumstances
applicable.
The agreement with Islington Borough Council under which approximately
half of the refuse collected in the Borough was disposed of by that Authority
at their controlled tip in Hertfordshire was terminated in August. All refuse
is now taken to Homerton Wharf, where it is barged and conveyed to a controlled
tip in Essex, The amount of house refuse collected and destroyed totalled
approximately 42,955 tons. In addition, some 797 tons of trade refuse were
delivered by traders direct to Homerton Wharf. Materials salvaged totalled 32
tons of metal and 219 tons of waste paper,
Kitchen waste to the amount of 3,977 tons was sold to the Tottenham
Borough Council for conversion into pig food.
SECTIONS 95 103 (Hater supply) The statutory Authority for London's water
supply is the Metropolitan Water Board, and all houses in the Borough are
supplied direct from the Board's mains. There are some 10 premises, one a
hospital and nine commercial premises,, at which a total of 12 wells are in use,
but the water is used for drinking purposes in only three cases
Under the provisions of Section 95 (2), 39 certificates were issued in
respect of suitable and sufficient water supply for new or rebuilt flats and
houses, comprising 607 separate units of living accommodation.
During the course of various forms of inspection, waste of water from
defective fittings, etc. was observed at 128 premises and notifications thereof
were sent to the Metropolitan Water Board
SECTION 98 (Notices to sanitary authority of water supply being cut off)
requires the Metropolitan Water Board to notify the Council of premises from
which the water supply has been discontinued. All such premises were inspected
and action taken as appropriate
SECTION 107 (Dustbins). This section requires the County Council to make
By-laws with respect to, inter alia, ashpits, The by-laws made by the London
County Council under Section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 and
continued in force by Section 307 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 place
upon the owner of any premises an obligation to maintain in proper condition of
repair every ashpit and the proper accessories thereof belonging to such
premises. Section 304 of the 1936 Act defines "Ashpit" as any ashpit„ dustbin,
ashtub or other receptacle for the deposit of ash or refuse matter. These
by-laws are therefore invoked to secure the replacement of defective or wornout
dustbins.
Informal notices were served in respect of 219 premises, and followed in
160 instances by the service of formal notices. Nine summonses were issued
and a penalty with costs was imposed in one instance and a penalty without
costs in another. The defendants named in four summonses having supplied the
dustbins, three were ordered to pay the Council's costs and in the fourth case
no costs were awarded. Three other summonses were withdrawn following pro
vision of the dustbins; in one case on payment of costs.
SECTION 113 (Provision of Public Conveniences),, Eleven conveniences for women
and eleven conveniences and nine urinals for men are maintained by the Borough
Council, who also undertake the cleansing of one privately owned urinal-. No
charge is made for the use of conveniences, and free hand-washing facilities,
comprising hot and cold water, liquid soap and paper towels are provided
SECTION 122 (Cleansing or destruction of filthy or verminous articles) This
section enables a sanitary authority, on a report from a district medical
officer of health that any article in a house in their district is in such a
filthy dangerous or unwholesome condition that health is affected or endangered