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The whole of the pig-styes throughout the district
are subject to periodical visitation, and stables are also
being inspected with a view to securing compliance with
the By-laws regarding the provision of manure receptacles
and the cleansing and limewashing of stables,
etc. The number of stables in the district is rapidly
decreasing with the growing use of motor vehicles.
Cleansing of Courts and Passages.
It has been necessary to pay a considerable amount
of attention to mews at the rear of trade premises which
were not regularly and effectually swept and kept clean
and free from rubbish or other accumulation.
Difficulty often arises in those cases where a number
of occupiers use the mews in common and are
jointly responsible for their cleanliness. In such
instances it may be necessary in the future to recommend
the Local Authority to exercise their powers
under Section 27 of the Public Health Acts Amendment
Act, 1890.
Accumulations of Refuse on Unfenced Plots of Land.
During the period under review complaints have
been received and dealt with relative to the deposition
of refuse upon unfenced plots of land. A considerable
number of these plots exisited, but they are now being
gradually absorbed for building purposes.
As a general rule no nuisance within the meaning
of the Public Health Acts arises from these accumulations,
as they consist mainly of innocuous refuse such
as that which is disposed of by builders and gardeners.
In order to obviate as far as possible this very
undesirable practice the department has endeavoured
to secure the fencing in of these vacant plots, and in
those cases where the owners were not prepared to
carry out this suggestion they have been requested to
fix notices prohibiting the dumping of refuse.
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