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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1956
SECTION 63 (Bylaws as to artificial lighting of common staircases).
This section empowers a Borough Council to make Bylaws with respect to tenement
houses and flats for the adequate artificial lighting of any common staircase
in such premises. Bylaws made by the Council and confirmed by the Minister
on the 28th March, 1958 came into operation on the 1st May 1958, and require
the occupier of every tenement house (i.e. the person having control of the
lettings of the separate tenements) and the owner of every block of flats to
provide adequate artificial lighting for common staircases -
(a) from half an hour before sunset until half an hour before sunrise
during the months of April. May June. July, August and September;
(b) from one hour before sunset until sunrise during the months of
October, November, December, January February and March; and
(c) at other times as and when necessary if adequate means of natural
lighting are not provided.
The Bylaws provide that any person offending against them shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding FIVE POUNDS, and in the case of a
continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding FORTY SHILLINGS for each
day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Under the provisions of these Bylaws two informal notices were served
in respect of tenement houses
NOISE ABATEMENT ACT 1960
This Act amends Section 66 of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1937
SECTION 1 (Noise or vibration nuisances) enacts that a noise nuisance shall
be a nuisance which may be dealt with summarily under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936. This section applies to vibration as it does to noise,
but does not apply to noise or vibration caused by aircraft.
Some fifty-three complaints of noise and/or vibrations were received
necessitating 210 visits and observations being made, as a result of which
thirteen nuisances were discovered four informal notices were served and in
all thirteen cases the nuisances were abated or improvements were effected.
LAND CHARGES ACT. 1925
Enquiries by prospective purchasers of property as to outstanding sanitary
and other notices, orders or charges were dealt with in respect of 2 130
premises.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
SECTION 50 (Burial or cremation of the dead). This section places upon
the sanitary authority an obligation to cause to be buried or cremated the body
of any person who has died or been found dead in their area, in any case where
it appears to the authority that no suitable arrangements for the disposal of
the body have been or are being made otherwise than by the authority.
Number of burials carried out 31
Number of such burials referred by the Hackney Group (No. 6)
Hospital Management Committee 9
Total cost of burials £326 16s.6d
Full cost reclaimed (from liable relatives, death grants,
deceased persons' estates and Hospital Management Committee) 26
Part cost recovered (from liable relatives, death grants,
deceased persons' estates and other sources) 4
Full cost of burial borne by the Borough Council 1