Fulham Borough.

  • Fulham (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1918]
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Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Credit: Fulham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Factories, Workshops and Workplaces have been frequently inspected. Many have undertaken Govern- ment work, which has necessitated considerable additions and alterations. Certificates under the Revenue Acts. — Certi- ficates for exemption from or reduction of ' inhabited house duty were granted in respect of 135 tenements, and 193 certificates which had been granted for a limited period were renewed. Drainage of Buildings.— During the year the following drainage plans were submitted to and approved by the Public Health Committee :- Plans of drainage of additions to existing buildings 40 Plans of the reconstruction of the drainage of existing buildings 27 67 Combined Drainage.— One system of combined drainage, for the maintenance of which the Council were liable, was reconstructed, at a cost of £19. 15s. 6d. General Sanitary Work. —1,811 complaints of nuisances were received and dealt with by your Inspectors. 1,145 intimation and 278 statutory notices were served. Owing to the great difficulty experienced in getting work done, in consequence of the scarcity of labour and materials, the attention of the Inspectors has been mainly confined to securing the abatement of the more acute nuisances, and works of a less urgent nature have been postponed till more normal times. Sanitary Staff. —Two of your Sanitary Inspectors, Mr. F. Manning and Mr. M. Canton, are still serving with His Majesty's Forces in France. Mr. A. Carter, who had been acting as temporary Sanitary Inspector since October, 1914, resigned in March, and Mr. T. Yorke was appointed in his place. Mr. Yorke resigned