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Number of Notices Served.
Preliminary or Informal Notices 1,562
Statutory Notices 398
Defects Remedied.
Houses repaired, cleansed, etc. 285
D.W. cisterns repaired, covered 15
Water fittings repaired 121
Water taken off mains 2
Drains examined, tested, etc. 501
Drains cleared, trapped, repaired 421
Drains reconstructed 64
Chambers inserted 49
Chambers sealed down 22
Soil and vent pipes repaired 72
W.C.s repaired, cleansed, etc. 291
Flushing cisterns repaired 138
Waste pipes repaired, etc. 28
Sinks repaired or renewed 301
Roofs repaired 221
Gutters and R.W.P.s repaired 72
Yards paved or repaved 42
Scullery floors repaired 28
Spaces under floors ventilated 91
Dampness remedied 118
Floors repaired 97
Coppers and stoves repaired, etc.
New dustbins supplied 357
Accumulation of refuse removed 8
Nuisances from animals abated 2
Other nuisances abated 194
Water supply restored 6
Rat defestation of premises 4
Canal Boats Acts.
During the year 5 visits were paid to the Canal and 3 boats were seen,
but of this number none was fitted or used as a dwelling or registered under
the Acts.
Places of Public Entertainment.
Seven inspections of cinemas and other places of entertainment were
made in accordance with the Circular of the Ministry of Health of 1920.
Conditions were found to be generally satisfactory.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937.
The following work has been carried out under the above Act:—