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Complaints from public investigated (including those in regard to
housing defects) 13,862
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-47 3,276
Informal notices served 11,116
Informal notices complied 9,489
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 1,873
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-48 3,030
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-47 1,648
Statutory notices served 3,()28
Statutory notices complied 3,508
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-48 1,168
Total number of callers and complaints received at the office 9,301
Total number of letters received at the Office 14,277
Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or Orders,
ascertained by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1948 and for
which action was taken to enforce compliance:—
(1) NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS AT HOUSES, etc.
Insufficient means of ventilation:
Defective ventilators, windows and sashcords 2,372
Conditions causing dampness:
Defective roofs 999
Defective window frames 1,565
Defective walls, etc 1,755
Want of efficient damp-proof course 486
Defective gutters and downspouts 2,160
Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 4,476
Cleansing and limewashing required 4,299
Defective floors and stairs 1,680
Insufficient ventilation under floor 183
Defective brickwork, cills, lintels, chimneys, etc 2,152
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 1,494
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc.:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 1,034
Defective w.c.'s 714
Defective drainage 1,091
Stoppages in drains 276
Defective water services and tanks 198
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 19
Dirty w.c. pans 14
Verminous conditions 85
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 109
Dirty or defective sanitary conveniences 14
Overcrowding 88
Smoke nuisances 2
Sundry nuisances or defects 72
Particulars not inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 7
„ „ „ (Rent Restriction Act) 5
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