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NOTICES
Informal notices served 258
Statutory notices served 26
Notices complied with 245
COMPLAINTS
One thousand four hundred and two complaints were
received in 1957 regarding the following matters
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 459
Defective water fittings and pipes 10
Defective or dirty walls and ceilings 2
Defective roofs and gutters 5
Defective fireplaces and flues 4
Defective doors and windows 2
Defective floors 1
Defective dustbins 9
Dampness 24
Other housing defects 16
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 2
Infestation by insects (including ants mosquitoes
flies, wasps, etc.) 149
Infestation by rats and mice 525
Accumulation of refuse and manure 28
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 5
Gypsy Encampments 15
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 5
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding 5
Obnoxious smells 31
Nuisance caused by excessive noise 4
Smoke Nuisances 13
Unsound Food 55
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 8
Miscellaneous nuisances 25
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 15
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 19
Damp walls remedied 27
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 31
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