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Vacant Sites. Thirteen sites were built on, leaving a total of 158 vacant
sites at the end of the year* of these, 21 are under the control of the
Council, and used as allotments or as sites for public seats, and eight are in
use for the parking or storage of cars. Regular inspections of sites were
carried out by Public Health Inspectors. Complaints during the year totalled
forty-five, and in five instances it was necessary to serve a notice on the
owner As in previous years, the majority of the nuisances on vacant sites
arose from the dumping of refuse, mattresses and all kinds of unwanted household
debris. Clearances were effected by the Department in 228 instances in
respect of 60 sites, certain sites having had to be cleared frequently Two
sites have been the subject of special complaints - Nos 41-43, Osbaldeston
Road, and junction of Parkholme Road/Richmond Road In the case of the
former, the owner was successful in an appeal against the compulsory purchase
of the site, but following the service of a notice rubbish was removed, and the
owner has been instructed to complete the clearance of the area. With regard
to the latter, the site has been cleared at regular intervals.
Static Water Tanks. Three of the six war time static water tanks in the
Borough required attention by the staff of the Department to prevent nuisances
Dangerous Structures (London Building Acts (Amendment) Act, 1939). The
advice of the District Surveyor of the London County Council was sought in
respect of 170 structures, or parts of structures
Licensed Premises. Requests for reports on the general sanitary condition
of 41 licensed premises were received from the Licensing Justices, to whom
applications for transfer of licences had been made. Following inspection of
the premises concerned, reports were sent to the Justices, and in respect of
15 premises at which defects were found eleven notices under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936 and five informal notices under the Food Hygiene
Regulations, 1955 were served