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Scavenging.
The collection and disposal of house refuse is carried out
under the directions of the Surveyor. The house refuse is removed
weekly in horse drawn closed-in vehicles to a tip which is under the
control of the Council and where it is covered with earth. The
emptying of cesspools is only undertaken by the Council in one area
which is remote from any sewer.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspector under Article 19 of the
Sanitary Officers' Order, 1926.
The following information supplied by the Sanitary Inspector
is a classified statement of the number of premises visited,
the defects or nuisances discovered, and the action and result of
action in regard to these.
(a) Nature and Number of Inspections:—
Bakehouses 39
Slaughterhouses 83
Cowsheds, Dairies, &c 90
Butchers'Shops 73
Fish Shops 73
Infectious disease enquiries 328
Disinfections 228
Workshops (including Factories and
Workplaces) 81
(b) Number of Notices served:—
Informal 126
Statutory 31
{c) Result of Notices served:—
Informal Notices complied with 81
Statutory Notices complied with 25
(d) Outstanding on 31st December, 1933:—
Informal Notices 41
Statutory Notices 6