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Food contaminated 11
General defective conditions 63
Miscellaneous 9
Overcrowding 5
Pet Animals Act 1
Rodents 5
Shops Act 23
Verminous premises 1
Water supply 2
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Twenty-nine formal notices were served by authority of the Council
under the following Acts:—
Public Health Act, 1936 Section 39 5
„ „ „ „ Section 56 11
„ „ „ „ Section 75 1
„ „ „ „ Section 93 10
Factories Act, 1937 1
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 1
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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following
work was carried out:—
Accumulations removed 20
Ceilings cleansed 1
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good 1
Chimney brickwork and pots repaired or renewed 3
Damp conditions remedied 5
Disinfestations 102
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners 2
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed 8 houses
(48 ft. of
drain laid)
Drainage inspection chambers repaired 15
inspection chamber covers renewed 8
stoppers or caps refixed and/or renewed 1
drains tested 15
drains cleared (affecting 861 houses) 302
drains sealed off 42
waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided 3
waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided 3
cesspools emptied
cesspools abolished 1
Dustbins provided 5
Fences and/or gates repaired or renewed 1
Fireplaces ranges or stoves repaired or renewed
Floors renewed or repaired 4
Glazing and putty renewed
Paving repaired and/or made level 11
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 12
downpipe, guttering repaired and/or renewed 10
Stairs or steps repaired, renewed or made level 4
Surface water drainage repaired and made to work properly
Surface water drainage provided 11
Walls rendered or rendering repaired 2
replastered and/or repaired 4
cleansed and redecorated 4
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