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out the schedule of repairs prepared by your inspector thus
avoiding the necessity of issuing a certificate.
A number of informal applications were received and
dealt with to the satisfaction of the tenants and the owners.
Complaints.
Three hundred and ten complaints were received with
reference to the following matters, viz.: —
Blocked or defective drains 20
Insanitary condition of mews and passages 6
Insanitary condition of houses 89
Defective roofs 18
Insufficient water supply 3
Nuisance from dampness 10
Nuisance from flooding 4
Nuisance from overcrowding 15
Nuisance from the keeping of animals 7
Accumulations of refuse or manure 33
Absence of, or defective dustbins 27
Smoke nuisances 15
Foul ponds and ditches 5
Smells from public sewers 9
Nuisance from rats 16
Other complaints 33
The complaints were investigated promptly, and in
those cases in which the Council had power to interfere, the
necessary steps were taken to remove the cause of complaint.
Nuisance from the Keeping of Animals.
The piggeries and stables in the district have been
inspected from time to time, especially during the summer
months, and, where necessary, steps have been taken to
enforce compliance with the Council's byelaws with respect
to nuisances.
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