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Drain tests 320
Factories 187
Hawkers and Food delivery vans) 57
Hawkers storage premises and stalls)
Ice cream samples 36
Ice cream premises 37
Infectious disease 316
Licensed Premises 133
Milk samples 103
Other food shops 962
Overcrowding 23
Outworkers 59
Piggeries 27
Public entertainment in connection with licensing 136
Restaurants, cafes etc. 270
Smoke observations 198
Stables 11
Swimming baths 40
Pet Animals Act, 1951 12
Hairdressers and Barbers premises 19
Notices served.
Informal or cautionary 797
Complied with 680
Statutory Notices.
Applied for 193
Served under Public Health Acts 99
Outstanding from 1954 18
Complied with during 1955 101
Outstanding at end of 1955 16
Inspection of Dwelling Houses During 1955.
Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 1,653
Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,054
Number of dwelling houses found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 516
Legal Proceedings under Public Health Act 1936
During the year it was found necessary to institute legal proceedings in one
case.
In this instance the Magistrates made an Order for the necessary work to be
carried out within 28 days.
HOUSING ACT, 1936.
No Clearance Areas were made by the Council during the year.
The return as required by Section (1) of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954,
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