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NOTICES
Informal notices served 181
Statutory notices served 30
Notices complied with 182
COMPLAINTS
One thousand three hundred and eighty-eight complaints were
received in 1958 regarding the following matters: -
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 519
Defective water fittings and pipes 12
Defective roofs and gutters 4
Defective fireplaces and flues 5
Defective floors 1
Defective dustbins 8
Dampness 22
Other housing defects 14
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas)4
Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes,
flies, wasps, etc.) 160
Infestation by rats and mice 449
Accumulation of refuse and manure 18
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 5
Gypsy Encampments 27
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 4
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding 3
Obnoxious smells 34
Smoke Nuisances 25
Unsound Pood 27
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 6
Miscellaneous nuisances 41
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SUMMARY OP SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 10
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 19
Damp walls remedied 12
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 18
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