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Surbiton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Most of the notices served are complied with
within seven days of their being served. During
the past five years it has only been necessary on
twenty-two occasions for the Council to provide
dust bins in default of the owners complying" with
the notices served.
As requested by the Ministry of Health, I append a list shewing the number of houses provided with portable galvanized iron dust bins during the past five years : —
| 1921 | 19-22 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overcrowding.
During- the year four houses were discovered
to be so overcrowded as to constitute a nuisance
dangerous to the health of the inmates.
In one instance the nuisance was abated after
a verbal notice had been given, and one on the
service of an informal notice.
The other two cases had to be reported to the
Council, and formal notices served. In one of these
cases a summons was issued, but was withdrawn on
payment of costs as the nuisance had been abated
previous to the hearing.
Two cases of overcrowding brought forward
from the previous year were also abated during the
year. In one of these cases a Magistrates Order
had been made for the nuisance to be abated, and in
the other case a statutory notice had been served.