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74
Notices served:
Informal 955
Formal 319
Lettings involved 1,144
Houses in which defects were remedied by:
Informal Action 579
Formal Action 435
Owners 365
The Local Authority 70
Inspections in connection with action taken under the Public Health
Acts revealed that of the 1,304 families affected by notices served, 368
(28 per cent.) were without the exclusive use of a W.C. and 43 (3.2 per cent.)
were without separate water supply.
Dwelling-Houses Improved.
The following table contains a summary of the nature of work executed
and improvements effected in dwelling-houses and other premises as a
result of the aforementioned action (formal and informal) taken under
Statutory Powers.
Cement work to sink waste gullies repaired
18
Choked drains cleared
34
Coppers repaired or renewed
5
Dampness remedied
518
Drains relaid or partly relaid
23
Floors repaired
161
Guttering repaired or renewed
203
Miscellaneous defects remedied
343
New W.C. pans and traps provided
35
Plaster repaired
573
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed
97
Roofs repaired or renewed
479
Rooms redecorated
208
Sashcords renewed
245
Sinks provided
8
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed
55
Stoves repaired or renewed
144
Vent pipes repaired or renewed
36
W.C. cisterns repaired or renewed
105
Window sills, etc., repaired
299
Yards paved
25
Total
3,614
Drainage.
Drainage systems of some 112 houses were repaired or reconstructed,
wholly or in part. In 70 cases the public sewer was involved, and the work
was carried out by the Council under the supervision of the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor, the expenses incurred thereby being recovered from the
owners.