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Choked drains cleared 29
New w.c. pan and traps provided 37
Sinks provided 23
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed 56
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 67
Vent pipes repaired or renewed 12
Sink waste pipes renewed 77
Stoves repaired or renewed 93
Coppers repaired or renewed 20
Floors repaired 64
Rooms redecorated 673
Windows, sills, etc., repaired 92
Miscellaneous defects remedied 367
Verminous Houses.
Infested. Disinfested.
Number of Council houses Nil Nil
Number of other houses 157 157
Eradication of Bed Bugs.
(See Annual Report, 1938.)
Rag Flock Acts, 1911-1928.
There are no premises within the Borough where rag flock
is known to be manufactured.
Rats and Mice (Destruction Act), 1919.
Three hundred and seventy-five visits were paid in connection
with complaints received, and rat biscuits were issued to the
occupiers of 67 premises. At 58 premises the source of rat infestation
was definitely traced and the premises freed of rats.
A.R.P., Civil Defence, etc.
Visits were made to the following:—
Air Raid Shelters 505
Wardens Posts 71
Houses re War Refugees 1,557
Miscellaneous 30
Air Raid Damage.
Food Shops 524
Houses 871
Factories 16