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RENT ACT 1957
No applications were made for Certificates of Disrepair during 1972.
HOUSING INSPECTIONS
Defects Remedies, Nuisances Abated by Informal Action.
Drainage
Drains: Constructed or Reconstructed 102
Repa i red 234
Cleansed 1,248
Cesspools: Provided
Overflowing 11
Leaking 12
Abolished 5
Sanitary Appliances
Sinks, etc., provided 4g
Sinks, etc., repaired 27
W.C's provided 19
W.C's repaired 71
Dampness
Roofs and rainwater fittings 426
Walls and stacks 420
Damp-proof courses and floors 182
Water Supply
Provided 4
Installations repaired 122
General Items
Wallplaster 414
Ceiling Plaster 208
Floors 231
Rooms cleansed or redecorated 116
Windows and doors 454
Lighting 22
Ventilation 21
Staircases 43
Fireplaces, etc. (ex.Clean Air) 6
Yard paving and drainage 157
Dustbins 76
Food storage and preparation 90
Nuisances from animals abated 27
Accumulation removed 268
Premises disinfested 147
Premises disinfected 13
NOTICES
Infringements found, either as a result of routine inspections, or following the investigations
of complaints, are dealt with by informally requesting the owners or agents to apply a suitable
remedy. If these requests are not acceded to after an appropriate interval Statutory Notices
are served. 427 Informal Notices were issued of which 283 had been complied with by the end
of the year. 126 Statutory Notices were served. During the year 148 Statutory Notices were
fully complied with, of which 41 had been served prior to 1972.
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