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Case No. Result.
6. Nuisance Order made to do work in 21 days and pay £1 11s. 6d. costs.
7. Nuisance Order made to do work in 42 days and pay 10s. 6d. costs.
8. Nuisance Order made to reinstate water supply within 14 days and pay
£1 1s. Od. costs and Court costs.
(a) Non-compliance with Nuisance Order. Fined £5 0s. Od. and
£1 1s. Od. costs and Court costs.
(b) Continued non-compliance with Nuisance Order. Water supply
reinstated prior to hearing of case. Fined £2 0s. Od.
9. Nuisance Order made to do work within 14 days and pay £1 1s. Od. costs and
Court costs. Council did work in default.
10. Nuisance Order made to do work within 14 days and pay £1 1s. Od. costs and
Court costs. Council did work in default.
11. 12 and 13. Cases adjourned to enable owners to negotiate for extension of
lease.
(a) Further adjournment.
14. Nuisance Order made to do work within 14 days and pay £1 10s. 6d. costs.
(a) Non-compliance with Nuisance Order. Fined £5 0s. Od.
15. Nuisance Order made to do work within 28 days and pay £1 9s. 6d. costs.
16. Work completed before final hearing of case.
Defendant ordered to pay 5s. Od. costs.
17. Nuisance Order made to do work within 14 days and pay £1 9s. 6d. costs.
In addition to verbal intimation of defects in premises, 843 written informal
notices and 121 statutory notices were served under the Public Health Act, 1936,
and one statutory notice under Section 9, Housing Act, 1936. Seven hundred and
twenty-two intimation notices and 113 statutory notices were complied with.
The Local Authority in default of the owners, had carried out the works
required by one statutory notice served under Section 45, three under Section 75
and three under Section 94 of the Public Health Act, 1936, and one notice served
under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936.
The Council also did the work required by 31 notices served under
Section 24 of the Public Health Act, 1936, respecting defective public sewers
(previously known as combined drains) at 38 premises.
Demolition Orders were made under Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936,
regarding two houses, one of which was demolished during the year.
A Closing Order was made under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936,
respecting a basement flat of two underground rooms which could not be made
fit for human habitation at a reasonable cost.
The drainage systems of 89 premises were wholly or partially relaid and 102
cleared of obstructions. In many instances drains were found to be obstructed by
sanitary towels.
Under the Rent Restrictions Acts certificates were issued in respect of two
houses that were not in a reasonable state of repair.
Five licences to deal in game were issued during the year.