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Inspections of urinals 20
Sinks provided or repaired 21
Roofs repaired 114
Gutters repaired or renewed 92
Brickwork, sills, etc. repaired or renewed 234
Premises provided with damp proof courses 22
Yards and forecourts paved or drained 17
External painting 15
Rooms stripped, cleansed and redecorated 170
Floors, walls and ceilings, repaired or renewed 423
Rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 31
Rooms in which lighting provided or improved 27
Windows repaired or renewed 310
Doors and other woodwork repaired or renewed 127
Staircases replaced or repaired 15
Lighting to staircases provided or improved 4
Handrails or balusters repaired or renewed 5
Grates provided or repaired 64
Washing Coppers provided or repaired 4
Instances where ventilation under floor provided or improved 19
Sites covered with impervious material 4
Food stores provided or repaired 11
Domestic cleansing enforced 4
Verminous condition abated 12
Improper keeping of animals abated 3
Offensive accumulations removed 65
Other repairs carried out or nuisances abated 142
Visits re infectious diseases, etc. 1,096
Complaints continue to be received of nuisance caused by pigeons. The Department
does what it can to assist and advise complainants, but it must be pointed out
that the Council has no power to catch or destroy pigeons on private property or to
spend money for such a purpose.
EXCHANGE OF ARTICLES FOR RAGS, etc. Under the Public Health Act, 1936, it is
an offence for any person who collects or deals in rags, etc., to sell or deliver
whether gratuitously or not, any article whatsoever to a child under the age of 14
years in exchange for rags etc. The Police notify the Council of any such contraventions
coming to their notice,
CLEAN AIR During the year the Public Health Inspectors made 164 smoke observations
and paid many visits to premises in regard to which complaints of smoke
nuisance had been received, Eight notices were served under Section 30 of the
Clean Air Act, 1956
The Council co-operates with the Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research by measuring atmospheric pollution in the Borough. Two sets of apparatus
have been in use since 1951, One on the roof of the Health Department in Bath Road,
Hounslow, and the other on the roof of Heath House, London Road, Isleworth. A third
set of apparatus was fitted on the roof of the Isleworth Telephone Exchange in October.