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Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958—Section 43
This Section deals with the power of local authorities to make
advances to any person for the purpose of:—
(a) acquiring houses;
(b) constructing houses;
(c) converting into houses buildings which have been acquired
by those persons or acquiring buildings and converting them
into houses;
(d) altering, enlarging, repairing or improving houses;
whether the houses or buildings are within or without the district of
the authority or council.
Two hundred and thirteen enquiries were dealt with regarding
premises which were the subject of applications for advances under
this Section.
Disinfection and Disinfestation
Number of rooms disinfected after infectious disease 30
Number of articles disinfected 858
Two hundred and ninety-four 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 12
Fleas 4
Lice 2
Cockroaches 8
Ants 3
Wasps 110
Bees 8
Hornets 1
Moths 5
Clover Mites 3
Spiders 1
Flour Beetles 1
Weevil 1
Maggots 1
The number of verminous rooms which were dealt with was 61,
compared with 20 in 1959.
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