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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
BOROUGH.
Closet Accommodation.—There are as far as is known
no privies in the Borough, all houses being provided with
proper water-closets on the water carriage system.
Scavenging.—The arrangements for the removal and
disposal of house refuse include the use of both motor
and horse-drawn vehicles.
Throughout the Borough, there are quite a number of
ashpits. This means of depositing house refuse is not
only out of date, but in the majority of cases leads to
nuisances arising. In all cases which come before the
Public Health Department, the owners aie advised to
close the same, and provide proper metal receptacles in
accordance with the L.C.C. Bye-laws.
FOULING OF FOOTPATHS BY DOGS.
In September, 1922, the Council obtained approval
of the following Bye-law, for the good rule and government
of the Borough in pursuance of Section 23 of the
Municipal Corporation Act, 1882, and Section 16 of the
Local Government Act, 1888.
No person being in charge of a dog in any street or
public place hand having the dog on a lead shall allow or
permit such dog to deposit its excrement upon the public
footway.
Any person offending against the foregoing Bye-law
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings.
During the year under review eleven summonses were
taken, when a fine of 15s. was imposed in one case, 10s.
in five cases and 5s. in five cases.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—During the year
43,089 inspections were made by the Sanitary Inspectors.