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HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS) ACT, 1952
This Act prohibits the sale or letting of certain heating appliances
without effective fireguards
Visits to premises selling heating appliances 71
Electrical appliances submitted to the prescribed tests 296
Oil appliances inspected 234
No new appliances were found to be unsatisfactory, but four dealers in
secondhand appliances were warned against selling appliances which might
contravene the Regulations.
Dangerous Structures (London Building Acts (Amendment) Act, 1939). The
advice of the District Surveyor of the London County Council was sought in
respect of 142 structures, or parts of structures.
Licensed Premises. In connection with applications for the transfer of
licences reports on the general sanitary conditions of forty-eight premises
were sent to the Licensing Justices. As a result of the inspections made
of these premises, sixteen were found to need attention, and ten notices under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 and six notices under the Food Hygiene
Regulations, 1955, were served.
THE MOTOR CYCLES (PROTECTIVE HELMETS) REGULATIONS, 1957
Visits were paid to the five premises in the Borough selling protective
helmets; all helmets offered for sale were found to bear the stamp of the
British Standards Institution.
Vacant Sites. During the year twenty-two sites were built on and three
partly built on; four additional sites were created by demolition, or
dismantling of prefabricated bungalows.
Of the 124 sites kept under observation, thirteen were under the control
of the Council and used as allotments, and five were utilised for the parking
or storage of cars.. Regular inspections of sites were carried out by Public
Health Inspectors, and seventy-eight were found to be in a condition which
required no action by this Department. Complaints during the year totalled
thirty-five, and in six instances it was necessary to write to the owner
A petition was received from nearby residents regarding the condition of one
site. As in previous years, the majority of nuisances on vacant sites arose
from the dumping of refuse, mattresses and all kinds of unwanted household
articles; these nuisances were dealt with by the Department by burning
or burying on the site, or by removal. The condition of fifty-one sites
necessitated action in 135 instances; some sites having been cleared on more
than one occasion.
Static Water Tanks. Only two war-time static water tanks remain in the
Borough and both required attention by the staff of the Department to prevent
nuisance,
Storm Damage. A severe thunderstorm with torrential rain occurred during the
afternoon of the 21st August, and caused considerable flooding with resultant
distress to persons, and damage to dwellings, shops, factories and other
premises in various parts of the Borough. Emergency measures were taken by
staff and employees of this and other Departments of the Council to alleviate
and deal with the distress and damage caused.