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It is good policy that owners and others having responsibility for the good maintenance of
premises should, as far as possible, be dealt with in an informal way. Most people respond, and
this is reflected in the fact that of the 2207 informal notices served 1336 were complied with, only
98 statutory notices being required, and of these 64 had been complied with at the end of the year.
LOCAL LAND CHARGE ENQUIRIES
These refer to enquiries from the Town Clerk concerning outstanding notices, the progress of
housing schemes and smoke control areas in relation to all types of property in the Borough, in
pursuance of the provisions of the Land Charges Act 1925. The necessary searches were made
and information supplied in respect of 8,921 properties.
NOISE
The Noise Abatement Act 1960 and the Public Health Act 1936, together with byelaws as to
street noises, noisy animals etc., provide measures for dealing with noise or vibration which is a
nuisance. Whether or not noise is a nuisance is a matter of opinion and is not readily capable of
precise definition. Instruments are used for measuring noise levels and during the year the British
Standards Institution published a Standard intended to meet the need for rating various noises of
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