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9. Piggeries.
There are 18 piggeries in the District, to which 20 visits
were made during the year. 6 defects were found and
remedied.
10. Cesspools.
As far as is known, there are 261 cesspools draining 325
premises in the District. Owners or occupiers of premises
make private arrangements with a Maidstone firm for
emptying cesspools. The charge made is 23s. for the first
1,000 gallons, and 20s. for each subsequent 1,000 gallons of
sewage emptied.
11. Smoke.
15 inspections and observations were made in connection
with the emission of smoke from industrial premises, and
one nuisance was remedied.
12. Pickers' Huts.
There are 3 camps of pickers' huts in the District, all
of which were used during the year, and of which 14
inspections were made. 17 defects were remedied after
informal action.
13. Rivers and Streams.
25 inspections were made of rivers and streams in the
District and 2 nuisances were remedied.
14. Shops Acts.
During the year 227 inspections and observations of shops
were made, and 11 Informal Notices were served in connection
with the Acts.

(i) Ventilation.
It was found necessary to require improvement to ventilation
at 2 shop premises.
(ii) Temperature.
The provision of facilities to ensure that a suitable and
sufficient temperature could be maintained was required at
one shop.