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NOTICES
Informal notices served 119
Statutory notices served 28
Notices complied with 127
COMPLAINTS
One thousand three hundred and nine complaints were received in 1962 regarding
the following matters:-
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 624
Defective water fittings and pipes 7
Defective roofs and gutters 3
Defective dustbins 2
Dampness 5
Other housing defects 8
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 3
Infestation by insects (including ants mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc.) 133
Infestation by rats and mice 379
Accumulation of refuse and manure 23
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 8
Gypsy Encampments 10
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 2
Unsatisfactory state of Public Conveniences 4
Obnoxious smells 21
Smoke nuisances 9
Noise nuisances 5
Unsound food 39
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 2
Miscellaneous nuisances 22
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 8
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 8
Damp walls remedied 6
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired and redecorated 16
W.C. pans renewed 1
W.C. pans cleansed 3
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repaired 11
Floors repaired 1
Doors repaired 3
Windows repaired 2
Sinks, baths and basins repaired or provided 1
Gullies renewed 11
Waste pipes cleared or repaired 3
Inspection chambers repaired or renewed 17
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 7
Dustbins provided 10
Firegrates repaired 2
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