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(vi) Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 - Rodent Control/Disinfection
Rats
Mice
Total
Complaints received
342
101
443
Enquiries and visits made:-
By Rodent Operatives
2875
600
3475
By Public Health Inspectors
1409
103
1512
Premises treated individually:-
Dwelling Houses
297
69
366
Business/Industrial Premises
45
32
77
Premises re-treated -
Dwelling Houses
21
1
22
Business/industrial Premises
7
1
8
Number of rooms treated
-
-
253
Number of sites/tips treated
-
-
34
2. NUISANCES ABATED, DEFECTS REMEDIED, IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED
(i) PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS
Nature of work carried out to dwelling houses and other premises:-
Cement Work to sink waste gullies repaired 27
Chocked drains cleared 11
Dampness remedied 448
*Drains relaid or partly relaid 48 + 592 = 640
Floors repaired 127
Guttering repaired or renewed 99
Miscellaneous defects remedied 312
New W.C. pans and traps provided 19
Plaster repaired 281
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 30
Roofs repaired or renewed 253
Rooms redecorated 11
Sashcords renewed 138
Sinks provided 10
Sink waste pipes repaired or renewed 31
Stoves repaired or renewed 30
Vent pipes repaired or renewed 31
W. C. Cisterns repaired or renewed 58
Window sills, etc. repaired 90
Yards paved 13
* In 592 cases the public sewer was involved, the work carried out on behalf of the owners
by the Council under the supervision of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, the expenses incurred
thereby being recovered from the owners.
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