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FORMAL ACTION UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which formal notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 163
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) by owners 128
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners Nil
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Legal proceedings were taken against an owner of property for
failure to comply with an Abatement Notice requiring the remedy
of defective gutters. The magistrates ordered the owner to abate
the nuisance within a specified period of time, and pay a fine of one
pound. The owner complied with the Nuisance Order made by the
Court.
SCHOOLS.
Special attention was paid during the year to the sanitation of
the schools in the area. It was found necessary to call for greater
attention to the cleanliness of sanitary conveniences provided,
and in one instance a serious insufficiency of sanitary accommodation
was discovered. Remedial action has now been taken in these
matters.
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
Twelve houses were found to be in a verminous condition, due
either to bug or flea infestation. No case was suffiicently serious to
warrant extermination by gas, and the Council's Staff were able to
cope with the conditions by the use of disinfectant solutions special'y
prepared for the purpose.
FOOD & DRUGS ADMINISTRATION.

One of the formal milk samples was returned by the Public
Analyst as adulterated with 11.4% added water. There were,
however, circumstances in the taking of the sample, noted at the
time, which the Analyst agreed might have produced this result.
The Health & Welfare Committee, after considering all the facts,
concluded that no formal action was necessary.
All other formal milk samples were returned as genuine.
The informal milk samples were taken at the request of the
Kent County Council or the Ministry of Food (Milk Division), and
relate to specially designated milks, i.e., Tuberculin Tested,
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