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Enquiries—Outstanding Sanitary Notices
Two thousand three hundred and forty-four 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.)
One hundred and twenty-three 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 35
Number of articles disinfected 657
Three hundred and nineteen 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 following is a summary of disinfestation work carried out
during the year:—
Premises
Bugs 6
Fleas 7
Cockroaches 4
Ants 11
Wasps 60
Bees 8
Moths 8
Crickets 1
Clover Mites 1
Silver Fish 2
Spider Beetles 1
Frogs 1
The number of verminous rooms which were dealt with was 60,
compared with 10 in 1957.
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