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recipients a statement that the "nuisances" were due to war damage.
The Inspector has no authority to adjudicate on this query and can
only refer the Owner to the War Damage Commission for a decision.
This caused considerable and unavoidable delay, but it is proper
for us to take as reasonable a view of an owner's assertions as we do
of an occupier's complaint.
Unfortunately it appears that the conditions and edicts which
have restricted our activities in 1947 are likely to continue for some
considerable time.
In the midst of our concern over the increased need for reconditioning
property, with decreased facilities for so doing, there descended
upon us the most severe winter for many years. The number of
sanitary appliances, particularly water closet pans, which were broken
by the frost caused considerable inconvenience to many of our
residents. The following table gives the startling comparisons
between the winter months of 1946 and 1947:—
Defective Sanitary Appliances found
1946 1947
January 5 28
February 8 65
March 6 97
Once again the materials position caused great difficulty, and many
households were without adequate sanitary accommodation for many
weeks, even, in a few cases, many months. Fortunately the position
eased towards the end of the year.
A table, giving statistical information of the Sanitary Inspectors
work, so far as the removal of nuisances is concerned, is appended.
1946
1947
Number of complaints received and
investigated
1,718
2,238
Number of initial visits
4,803
4,664
Number of re-visits
8,074
6,515
Number of Intimation Notices served
910
1,450
Number of Statutory Notices served
163
181
Nuisances iound and Remedied.
Found
Rem'd.
Found
Rem'd.
Structural Defects: External
494
342
767
546
,, ,, Internal
669
515
1,161
866
Insanitary conditions other than
Vermin
83
60
67
78
Verminous conditions
12
12
15
15
Choked drains
416
410
283
284
Other drainage defects
309
340
260
271
Defective sanitary appliances
265
281
520
589
Insufficient and unsuitable water
supply
19
23
79
78
Absence of Dustbins
55
50
54
49
Offensive accumulations
33
29
10
14