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NOTICES ISSUED.
Statutory:—
For repairs to houses, drains, and abatement of
nuisances 168
Providing sufficient water-closets 55
Provision of dustbins 52
Paving of yards 10
Overcrowding 13
Provision of sink waste pipes 7
305
Informal:—
Notices 20
Letters sent in lieu of notices 1,156
1,176
Other Notices issued under Infectious Diseases Acts:—
To occupiers 666
To schools 1,639
2,305
3,786
Other letters sent 2,979
Result of service of statutory notices:—
Number complied with 263
Number outstanding 42
305
As to these outstanding notices, in five the time given did not
expire until after the end of the year, while with regard to the other
37 (referring to 13 houses) the work required was delayed on account
of the; weather or other reasonable cause.
The following are the works carried out as the result of the
notices or letters:—
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. 413
Houses closed and demolished 5
Roofs repaired 183
Gutters and downpipes repaired 332
Cesspools emptied 206
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 389
House drains tested, examined, etc. 1,053
House drains re-constructed 55
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs to
ventilators 136
Sink wastes disconnected or repaired 50
New sinks provided 6
Ventilation provided to rooms, or windows made to open 53