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Ice Cream samples taken 257
Samples taken of Rag Flock and other filling materials 25
„ „ „ Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs 11
Reinspections of work on outstanding notices 19,274
Sundry inspections and visits 3,546
Appointments kept with owners, builders, etc. 3,936
Complaints from public investigated (including those in regard to
housing defects) 6,043
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-52 1,556
Informal notices served 4,021
Informal notices complied 3,716
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 506
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-53 1,355
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-52 394
Statutory notices served 870
Statutory notices complied 934
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-53 330
Total number of callers and complaints received at the office 5,614
Total number of letters received at the office 6,345
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders,
ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1953 and
for which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
(1) NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, etc.
Insufficient means of ventilation:
Defective ventilators, windows and sashcords 419
Conditions causing dampness:
Defective roofs 623
Defective window frames 226
Defective walls, etc. 338
Want of efficient damp¬proof course 45
Defective gutters and downspouts 462
'Other structural defects :
Defective plaster 317
Cleansing and redecoration required 106
Defective floors and stairs 278
Insufficient ventilation under floor 26
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 165
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 266
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc. :
Defective sinks and waste pipes 128
Defective w.c.'s 281
Defective drainage 378
Stoppages in drains 262
Defective water services and tanks 39
Domestic nuisances :
Want of cleanliness 27
Verminous conditions 88
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 81
Overcrowding 65
Smoke nuisances 3
Sundry nuisances or defects 177
Particulars not inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 11