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Domestic Business
Inspections by Rodent Officer 856 299
Inspections by Rodent Staff 3,569 1,231
Drains tested 260 19
Drains defective 70 6
Drains repaired 99 6
Drains opened for examination 96 9
Prebaits laid 1,325 6,715
Poison baits 9,526 5,152
Bodies recovered 285 181
Works completed by arrangement 84 5
RENT ACT, 1957
The following table gives a summary of the action taken in regard
to the issue of Certificates of Disrepair.
Applications 15
Decisions to issue certificates 15
Undertakings by landlords to carry out repairs 4
Certificates issued 12
Certificates refused -
Applications withdrawn -
Applications by landlords for cancellation of certificates 4
Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates
Decision by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants
objections -
Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 2
PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS
The only public swimming baths are those situated at Manor Place
in a densely residential part of the Borough, under the management
of the Council's Baths Committee. There are three pools with sizes
and capacities as follows:-
(a) 1st-Class Swim
Length 120 ft. Width 40 ft. Capacity 157,000 gallons.
(b) 2nd-Class Swim
Length 144 ft. Width 35 ft. Capacity 164,898 gallons.
(c) Snail Swim
Length 60 ft. Width 25 ft. Capacity 49,000 gallons.