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Nuisances, Infringements of Acts, Byelaws, Regulations or
Orders ascertained by the Public Health Inspectors during the
year 1968 and for which action was taken to enforce compliance:
(1) NUISANCES ABATED AND DEFECTS REMEDIED, ETC.
Insufficient means of ventilation:
Defective ventilation, windows and sashcords 148
Conditions causing dampness:
Defective roofs 179
Defective window frames 53
Defective walls, etc. 69
Want of efficient damp-proof course 13
Defective gutters and downspouts 159
Other structural defects:
Defective plaster 202
Cleansing and redecorating required 6
Defective floors, stairs and woodwork 153
Insufficient ventilation under floor 5
Defective brickwork, sills, lintels, chimneys 76
Defective stoves and fireplaces and flues 12
Defective drains, sanitary fittings, etc:
Defective sinks and waste pipes 63
Defective W.C.'s 77
Defective drainage 154
Stoppage in drains 31
Defective water services and tanks 18
Cesspools filled in 2
Drains sealed off 120
Defective Cesspools 3
Domestic nuisances:
Want of cleanliness 4
Verminous conditions 18
Other nuisances and infringements:
Offensive accumulations 53
Overcrowding abated 2
Sundry nuisances or defects 18
Particulars inserted in Rent Book (Housing Act) 6
Smoke nuisances 4
Keeping of animals 1
Food cupboards provided 1
Defective yard paving 23
Dustbins provided 7
Unlicenced Caravans removed 3
LECTURES
During the year 22 lectures were given by qualified members of the
staff to local community associations, schools and commercial and industrial
organisations. These lectures provide an opportunity to stimulate
public interest in food hygiene, smoke abatement and the other varied
aspects of the work of the public health inspector and are a valuable contribution
to both public relations and health education.