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Notices Served.
Preliminary notices 364
Statutory notices 49
Defects Remedied.
Cesspools requiring to be emptied 3
Unclean walls and ceilings 41
Choked drains 86
Defective drains, inspection chambers and covers 73
Defective plaster 45
Defective firegrates 36
Defective floors 24
Defective woodwork 43
Defective paintwork 6
Defective paving 4
Defective dustbins 27
Defective waste pipes 17
Defective kerbs around gullies 8
Defective water closet fittings 33
Defective water closet pedestals 71
Defective eaves guttering and rain water pipes 23
Broken sashboards 4
Dampness through roofs 61
Dampness through other causes 35
Animals so kept as to be a nuisance 4
Offensive accumulations 6
Verminous premises 4
Lack of domestic cleanliness 1
Burst water pipes 23
Brickwork and pointing 35
Insufficient ventilation beneath floors 7
Glazing 26
Unclean bakehouse walls 3
Overcrowding 7
Sinks and lavatory basins 14
Miscellaneous 4
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS.
The method used for the eradication of bed bugs, which has proved
successful in the past, has not been varied, and the work is still carried
out by the local authority.
During the year 7 houses were disinfested, of which 3 were Council
properties. Disinfestation was carried out by spraying with proprietary
insecticides.
It was not found necessary to disinfest any bedding by steam during
1947.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION ACT, 1919.
INFESTATION ORDER, 1943.
In 1946 the Council adopted the Ministry of Food Private Dwellings
Special Scheme, as described in Circular N.S. 12, involving the routine
inspection and treatment as necessary of all houses in the District.
Treatment was carried out free of cost to the occupiers of private
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