[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Lymington Borough.

  • Lymington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Lymington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Clean Air Acts, 1956-68 27 complaints were made of nuisance from smoke, 10 of which were of garden bonfires: 5 requiring action,, Two of the complaints were in connection with clearing land for building development and the remainder arose from industrial or domestic boilers,, There are no large installations from which serious nuisance is likely to occur. Clean Air Act, 1956 - Section 3° Notification of Proposed Installation of New Furnaces 5 notifications received, mainly of school premises. None of the installations exceeded 1-J million BThU/Iir rating. Drainage 18 complaints were received, ten of which were of domestic drainage defects, three of blocked sewers and the remainder of drain blockages at business premises. At one property a nuisance had resulted from an over¬ flowing cesspool. The owner failed to comply with a Statutory Notice served under the Public Health (Recurring Nuisances) Act, 1969? and a Nuisance Order was granted by the Magistrates. The Order was not complied with and the matter was referred back to the Court. The defendant returned a not guilty plea. The case was proved and a fine of £9 imposed with costs for a similar amount. The necessary repairs to the cesspool were then carried out. Pests 49 complaints of nuisance from various pests including fleas, ants, snakes, hornets, silver fish, rabbits, earwigs, pigeons, flies, beetles, mosquitoes and squirrels were received. Treatment was carried out in the case of fleas, cockroaches, wasps along roadways and mosquitoes. In the other cases advice was mainly sought. Over a hundred complaints of wasp nests were received which were referred to a local man who is prepared to deal with them for a small fee.