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Number of inspections made by Rodent Control
Staff 5,303
Informal notices served 263
Statutory Notices served 33
Nuisances abated 248
2. COMPLAINTS
One thousand five hundred and seventy-three complaints
were received in 1954 regarding the following matters:-
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 415
Defective water fittings and pipes 20
Defective or dirty walls and ceilings 10
Defective roofs and gutters 8
Defective fireplaces and flues 6
Defective doors and windows 2
Defective sinks, baths and wash basins 5
Defective floors 2
Defective dustbins 32
Dampness 26
Other housing defects 26
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 4
Infestation by insects (including ants,
mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc.) 141
Infestation by rats and mice 634
Accumulation of refuse and manure 22
Animals kept in such a state as to be a
nuisance 21
Gypsy encampments 26
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches . 8
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and
overcrowding 2
Obnoxious smells 25
Nuisance caused by excessive noise 3
Unsound food 75
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 13
Miscellaneous nuisances 47
Total number of complaints received 1,573
3. SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 17
Gutters and rain-water pipes repaired 19
Damp walls remedied 45
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 48
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