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Enquiries— Outstanding Sanitary Notices
One thousand seven hundred and sixty-four letters were
received during the year from the Town Clerk enquiring whether
or not there were any outstanding sanitary notices with respect to
certain properties in the district. The necessary searches were made
and the required information furnished.
Disinfection and Disinfestation
Number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease 114
Number of articles disinfected 1,566
Number of verminous premises dealt with 27
Verminous rooms disinfested 62
Six hundred and sixty-seven visits were made by the inspectors
and disinfectors in connection with cases of infectious disease and
verminous premises and the necessary investigations were made in
order to obtain the detailed information required.
There was a substantial decrease in the number of premises,
infested with bugs, 15 cases having been dealt with, compared with
30 in 1950.

The number of verminous rooms which were dealt with was.
62 compared with 112 in 1950.
Houses Let in Lodgings
During the year one addition was made to the Register of
Houses let in lodgings.
The number of registered premises in the Borough is now 78.
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