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NOTICES
Informal notices served 124
Statutory notices served
Notices complied with 99
COMPLAINTS
One Thousand three hundred and ninety complaints were received in 1961 regarding
the following matters
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 525
Defective water fittings and pipes 4
Defective roofs and gutters 1
Defective fireplaces and flues 1
Defective dustbins 11
Dampness 17
Other housing defects 16
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 2
Infestation by insects (including ants mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc.) 211
Infestation by rats and mice 485
Accumulation of refuse and manure 11
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 9
Gypsy Encampments 3
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 4
Unsatisfactory state of Public Conveniences 6
Obnoxious smells 11
Smoke nuisances 14
Unsound food 20
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 8
Miscellaneous nuisances 31
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 7
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 22
Damp walls remedied 5
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 11
W. C. pans renewed 5
W. C. pans cleansed 2
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repaired 2
Floors repaired 5
Doors repaired 1
Windows repaired 4
Sinks, baths and basins repaired or provided 1
Gullies renewed 13
Waste pipes cleared or repaired 2
Inspection chambers repaired or renewed 14
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 12
Dustbins provided 18
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