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Drainage Bye-laws. Seven summonses were issued in respect of
contraventions of the Drainage Bye-laws. In all cases, convictions
were secured and fines amounting to £4 0s. 0d. were
imposed.
Food and Drugs Act. 1958.
Seven prosecutions under this Act were instituted during the
year. Convictions were secured in 4 cases and fines amounting to
£32 0s. 0d., and costs amounting to £3 6s. 6d. were imposed.
The three remaining cases were dismissed on payment of costs to
the Council amounting to £1 8s. 0d.
Council's Bye-laws.
Dog Nuisances. Six cases were successfully prosecuted and
fines amounting to £2 15s. d. were imposed, and costs of 10s. 0d.
were awarded in one of the cases.
Milk and Dairies Regulations.
Four summonses were issued under these Regulations; in three
cases convictions were obtained. Pines amounting to £20 0s. 0d.,
and costs amounting to £5 5s. 0d. were imposed. The fourth case
was dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act, but costs of
£1 1s. 0d. were awarded to the Council.
Housing Act, 1956.
Overcrowding. In three cases summonses were issued in
respect of overcrowding offences. In one, a fine of £2 0s. 0d.
was imposed; in the second case a nominal fine of 1s. 0d. was
imposed, and the third case was adjourned sine die.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The following table shows the number of cases of
infectious disease notified during the year 1946, with
comparative figures for the previous seven years:-
The following table shows the number of cases of
infectious disease notified during the year 1946, with
comparative figures for the previous seven years:-