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74
Defective W.C. accommodation 12
Defective walls, floors, ceiling, etc. 10
Defective and insufficient lighting 7
Want of seating accommodation 6
Notices to be exhibited or amended 286
DRAINAGE
During the year there was no lessening of work in this branch
of the department's duties. Some 3,400 visits of inspection were
made to underground drains in course of repair. Of 373 Statutory
Orders served, 169 had to be done in default of the owners.
OFFENSIVE TRADES
There are but few registered, and during the year there has
been no cause for complaint.
POLLUTION OF RIVERS AND STREAMS
During the year 446 inspections were made to ascertain if
any evidence of pollution or obstruction was apparent in the
watercourses within the Borough and in addition samples of the
waters were taken for analysis. Appropriate action was taken
where pollution was observed.
It should be remembered that all surface water drainage in
the Borough is discharged into streams, and it is an offence to
permit a polluting material to enter surface water drainage
systems.
SMOKE ABATEMENT
The District Sanitary Inspectors observe the various factory
chimneys in their respective areas with a view to detecting the
discharge of smoke or grit such as to be a nuisance. Bye-laws
are in force regarding the emission of "black " smoke, whereby
it is an offence if such smoke is discharged for more than two
minutes, in total, over a period of half an hour's observation.
73 such observations were carried out and in 12 instances
black smoke was emitted for more than the statutory limit. The
Managements were immediately interviewed and informed of the
offence and advised. In two cases it became necessary to serve
Statutory notices to abate smoke nuisances.