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NOTICES
Informal notices served 108
Statutory notices served 9
Notices complied with 93
COMPLAINTS
One Thousand four hundred and seventy-eight complaints
were received in 1960 regarding the following matters:-
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 510
De^ctive water fittings and pipes 7
Defective roofs and gutters 7
Defective fireplaces and flues 1
Defective dustbins 9
Dampness 22
Other housing defects 16
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 4
Infestation by insects (including ants
mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc) 370
Infestation by rats and mice 390
Accumulation of refuse and manure 11
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 8
Gypsy Encampments 7
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 2
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding
6
Obnoxious smells 23
Smoke nuisances 12
Unsound food 29
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 4
Flooding 6
Miscellaneous nuisances 34
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 3
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 4
Damp walls remedied 6
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 10
W. C. pans renewed 3
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repaired
6
Floors repaired 2
Doors repaired 1
Windows repaired 6
Sinks, baths and basins repaired or provided 2
Gullies renewed 6
Waste pipes cleared or repaired 5
Manhole covers renewed 12
Inspection chambers repaired or renewed 24
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 7
Yard paving re-laid or repaired 4
Dustbins provided 9
Drains cleared 365
Drains repaired or re-laid 14
Accumulations of refuse removed 11
Miscellaneous repairs 6
Provision of Ventilation 3
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