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Informal notices outstanding 31-12-48 3,030
Informal notices served 8,204
Informal notices complied 7,929
Number of Informal Notices referred for Statutory Orders 1,512
Informal notices outstanding 31-12-49 1,793
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-48 1,168
Statutory notices served 2,380
Statutory notices complied 2,501
Statutory notices outstanding 31-12-49 1,047
Total number of callers and complaints received at the office 8,983
Total number of letters received at the Office 10,335
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 1,223
Conditions causing dampness:
Defective roofs 1,484
Defective window frames 513
Defective walls, etc. 559
Want of efficient damp-proof course 321
Defective gutters and downspouts 1,105
Other structural defects:
Detective plaster 2,236
Cleansing and redecoration required 2,181
Defective floors and stairs 1,121
Insufficient ventilation under floor 101
Defective brickwork, cills, lintels, chimneys, etc. 1,144
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 861
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc.:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 647
Defective w.c.'s 410
Defective drainage 730
Stoppages in drains 235
Defective water services and tanks 92
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 10
Dirty w.c. pans 8
Verminous conditions 81
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 91
Dirty or defective sanitary conveniences 4
Overcrowding 83
Smoke nuisances 2
Sundry nuisances or defects 32
Particulars not inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 6
„ ,, ,, (Rent Restriction Act) 1