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Water closets constructed or rebuilt 1
Water closets provided in substitution for dry receptacles, etc. 3
Water closets where walls cleansed 22
Water closets fitted with new flushing apparatus 26
New pans or pedestals provided 26
Water closets repaired or improved 40
Water closets blockages unstopped 3
Other closets provided or repaired 3
Urinals constructed, rebuilt or repaired 5
PUBLIC CLEANSING The cleansing of streets and collection and disposal of refuse
are carried out under the control of the Borough Engineer Refuse is disposed of by
controlled tipping and the collection of house refuse is carried out weekly. Through
the action of the Health Department 30 new dustbins were provided during the year,

Recruitment of staff for this work is not easy and the public could help by
seeing that dry refuse only is placed in bins and that gates are unbarred on the
usual day of collection.
Throughout the Borough litter is to be found in our streets,' parks and open
spaces and ranges from discarded bus tickets to 'any old iron', While it has to be
admitted that there may be difficulties in disposing of garden refuse and items that
cannot be burned easily much of the unsightliness arising from litter is due to care
lessness and lack of consideration. The Health Department can act only if the
deposits are "prejudicial to health or a nuisance' as defined in the Public Health
Acts and this is seldom the case,
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH In addition to the work recorded in other
paragraphs of this Report, the Public Health Inspectors continued their general
duties of investigating complaints, abating muisances and dealing with contraventions
of the Public Health Act,
Not all complaints brought to the Health Department deal with matters on which
the Department is empowered to take action, and in such cases complainants are advised
as far as is known,, how and where the matter may receive attention Some particulars
of the work done are shown below:-
Inspections following complaint 1,711
Number of premises at which nuisance, etc. were located 1 310
Number of premises where defects were remedied
(a) by owners or occupiers 853
(b) by Council in default 6
(c) public sewers repaired by Council 10
Informal notices issued 801
Written reminders issued 988
Statutory notices served 48
Total number of inspections and re-inspections 22,235
Inspections of piggeries 18
Inspections of stables 18
Inspections of urinals 225
Sinks provided or repaired 12
Roofs repaired 174
Gutters repaired or renewed 165
Brickwork, sills, etc., repaired or renewed 357
Premises provided with damp-proof courses 12
Sites covered with impervious material 8
Yards and forecourts paved or drained 21
External painting 22
Rooms stripped, cleansed and redecorated 361
Floors, walls and ceilings, repaired or renewed 576
Rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 11
Rooms in which lighting provided or improved 12
Windows repaired or renewed 371
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