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SECTIONS 95- 103 (Water supply). Certificates issued in respect of suitable
and sufficient water supply for new dwellings totalled 22, and related to 450
units of living accommodation. The Metropolitan Water Board was notified
regarding waste of water from defective fittings, etc. at 152 premises,
SECTION 107 (Bylaws as to sanitary conveniences, etc.)
(a) Water closets, etc. Informal notices were served in respect of
contraventions found at 136 premises, followed in 123 instances by the service
of formal notices: In five cases the institution of legal proceedings was
necessary to enforce the requirements of the notices.
(b) Dustbins. Informal notices were served in respect of 142 premises
at which owners had failed to maintain dustbins in a proper condition of
repair. Formal notices were served in 139 instances, and in only five cases
was it necessary to institute legal proceedings.
SECTION 109 (Penalty for improperly making or altering sanitary conveniences,
etc,). Nine notices requiring the repair of defective sanitary conveniences
and three notices requiring the reinstatement of a water supply were served.
SECTION 113 (Provision of public conveniences) The Borough Council now
maintain twelve conveniences for women and twelve conveniences and eight
urinals for men and also maintain jointly with the Stoke Newington Borough
Cbuncil a further convenience for men and women.
SECTION 122 (Cleansing or destruction of filthy or verminous articles).
In no instance was it necessary to serve a notice requiring the cleansing or
destruction of verminous articles.
Verminous articles treated 2,160
Verminous articles destroyed 1,997
Soiled laundry
Number of persons for whom service was provided
during the year 81
Collections and deliveries made 2,549
Number of articles cleansed 24,567
Under an agreement made with Bethnal Green and Stoke Newington Borough
Councils this service was also available for persons resident in the areas of
those authorities.
SECTION 123 (Cleansing of verminous houses). No notices were served under
this section; but at the request and, in appropriate cases, the expense of
owners or occupiers, the disinfestation of 358 verminous rooms in 174 houses
was carried out.
SECTION 140 (Restrictions on carrying on of offensive businesses).
Establishment Orders remained in operation in respect of offensive businesses
carried on at the following five premises at which the business of dresser of
fur skins was carried out:-
26 Bower Road
198 Daubeney Road
73 Digby Road
Springfield Fur Works,
Springfield Gardens
8 Westgate Street.
No contravention of the relevant bylaws was discovered during the course
of the several inspections carried out.