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Enquiries—Outstanding Sanitary Notices
One thousand eight hundred and seventeen letters were received
during the year from the Town Clerk enquiring whether or not there
were any outstanding notices with respect to certain properties in
the district. The necessary searches were made and the required
information furnished.
Housing Act, 1949—Section 4
(Power of Local Authorities to make advances for increasing
housing accommodation including the converting, altering and enlarging
of houses.)
Ninety-nine enquiries were dealt with regarding premises which
were the subject of applications for advances under Section 4 of the
Housing Act, 1949.
Disinfection and Disinfestation
Number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease 58
Number of articles disinfected 1,574
Two hundred and ninety-eight visits were made by 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.

The number of verminous rooms which were dealt with was 10,
compared with 14 in 1956.
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