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Nature of Work Executed and Improvements Effected in
Dwelling-houses and other Premises under the
Provisions of the Housing and Public Health Acts.
Dampness remedied 459
Sash cords renewed 119
Plaster repaired 559
Roofs repaired or renewed 465
Guttering repaired or renewed 203
Yards paved 9
Drains relaid or partly relaid 29
Choked drains cleared 44
New w.c. pans and traps provided 51
Sinks provided 8
W.c. cisterns repaired or renewed 98
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 60
Vent pipes repaired or renewed 13
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed 65
Stoves repaired or renewed 197
Coppers repaired or renewed 29
Floors repaired 134
Rooms redecorated 442
Windows, sills, etc., repaired 86
Cement work to sink waste gullies repaired 33
Miscellaneous defects remedied 290
Verminous Houses. Infested. Disinfested.
Number of Council houses 6 6
Number of other houses 197 197
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Ministry of Food—Infestation Order 1943 S. R. & O. 680.
Special attention has been given throughout the year in the
enforcement of the above. Additional work and responsibility was
given to Local Authorities by the Infestation Order, 1943, S.R.& O.
680 dated 6th May, 1943.
Instructions by the Ministry of Food for the treatment of
sewers were carried out by the Public Health Department in conjunction
with the Borough Surveyor and Engineer's Department.
Treatment of the sewers was commenced on 6th December,
1943; and the first treatment, which involved the baiting of 600
manholes, was completed on 17th January, 1944. Difficulty was
experienced in obtaining labour for the work, and the shortage of
sewer men limited the number of squads whicl^ could be used.