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40
Plasters renewed 11
Windows made to open 6
Dustbins provided 185
Accumulations removed 12 .
Cesspools abolished 2
Yard pavings repaired 2
Water supply provided 4
Coppers repaired 1
Drains tested:—
Smoke 12
Water Nil
F(l)d. Offensive Trades.
In addition to the statutory Offensive Trades which are
specified in Section 107 of the Public Health Act 1936, fish
frying was declared to be an offensive trade on 17th March,
1939, and bye-laws were made accordingly.
Within the Borough, there are no offensive trades other
than fish-frying premises, of which there are 10 in operation.
F (1 )e. Closet Accommodation and Cesspools.
The whole of the closet accommodation both in the older
parts of the town and the immediately pre-war areas is on the
main drainage system, there being only 30 known premises
which are drained into cesspools- During the year two cesspools
have been abolished, and the drainage connected to sewers.
Cesspools are emptied once a month free of charge by
machines belonging to the Borough Council, the contents of
cesspools being discharged into the Council's sewers.
The cesspools which now require the service are scattered
throughout the district and, in the majority of cases, necessitate
covering considerable distances both for pumping out and
conveying to the point of discharge.
Duiing the year 1944, cesspools were emptied on 47
occasions by the Council's plant.
F (1 ) f. Smoke Abatement.
No smoke nuisances have come to the notice of the Department
during the year.
F(1)g. Swimming Baths and Pools.
The Council's Open Air swimming bath is situated in
Walnut Tree Road, and comprises one swimming pool of 70,000
gallons capacity. There is a slipper establishment with
accommodation for 16 males and 4 females. Water in the pool
is warmed to a temperature of 70 deg. F. by low pressure steam
heating and is sterilised by the Chloramine process, i.e., addition
of ammonia in conjunction with chlorine.