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Section B.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF
THE BOROUGH.
Scavenging.
The arrangements having been completed for dealing with the
house refuse of the Borough by crushing, these are now well towards
completion and should be in operation shortly.
Sanitary Inspection of Borough.
Much of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors, which is of great
value in maintaining and improving the standard of sanitation of the
Borough, does not readily admit of tabulation and cannot be reported
upon in that manner; but the following Statement and information
affords some indication of the work of the staff of the Public Health
Department: —
Statement of information, and of sanitary work accomplished, &c.,
during 1920.
Total number of Inspections, 6790. Re-inspections, 11492.
„ Intimation Notices, 1128. Statutory Notices 897.
,, deposits of plans and particulars for redrainage
work, &c.. 579.
,, Complaints of insanitary conditions received and
investigated, 778.
Smoke Nuisances—
Number of nuisances and complaints 3
„ of observations 29
,, of notices —
,, of summonses —
Housing of the Working Classes—
Number of houses inspected 16
,, of representations by householders —
,, of houses included in such representations —
„ of representations by Medical Officer of Health 16
,, of houses included in such representations 16
,, of houses remedied without closing orders 7
„ of closing orders 14
„ of houses included in such closing orders 14