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(ii) Other inspections and visits (continued)
National Assistance Acts, 1948 and 1951 (Aged & Infirm) 22
Factories Act, 1961 - Outworkers 116
Pet Animals Act, 1951 29
Consumer Protection Act. 1961. and Regulations 19
Noise Nuisances 269
Food Premises 160
Non-effective visits 3,296
(iii) Nuisances and Notices
Public Health Acts 1936 - 61
Notices served -
(a) Intimation 3.942
(b) Statutory 2,482
Notices complied with -
(a) Intimation 2,178
(b) Statutory 1,109
Nuisances and contraventions found 7,085
Nuisances and contraventions abated 6,634
Number of houses repaired 3,405
Separate lettings in above 3,449
Total number of repairs and improvements 8,528
(iv) Legal Proceedings
Information prepared 302
Nuisance orders made by Magistrate 86
Nuisance Orders complied with 69
Further proceedings for failure to comply with Nuisance Orders 17
(v) Drainage
Plans examined 314
Examinations and Tests 196
(vi) Complaints
Outstanding (at end of 1965) 209
Received during the year 6,181 plus 339
repeated complaints
Dealt with during year 6,301
Outstanding (at end of 1966) 89
(vii) Land Charges Act. 1925
Enquiries received 3,707
properties involved 4,806
Investigations 4,806
(viii) Rent Act, 1957
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
(1) Number of applications for certificates during 1966 11
Number of applications brought forward from 1965 -
Number of applications carried forward to 1967 2
Total number of applications receiving attention 1965 9
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 1
Number of Undertakings on Form 'K' accepted 1
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 6
(b) in respect of all defects 1
(4) Number of Undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5
of the First Schedule 1
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