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NOTICES
Informal notices served 232
Statutory notices served 4
Notices complied with 206
COMPLAINTS
One thousand eight hundred and eleven complaints were received in 1963 regarding
the following matters:-
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 967
Defective water fittings and pipes 8
Defective roofs and gutters 4
Defective dustbins 7
Dry rot 3
Dampness 18
Other housing defects 19
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 3
Infestation by insects (including ants mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc.) 218
Infestation by rats and mice 427
Accumulation of refuse and manure 21
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 4
Gypsy Encampments 2
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 9
Pigeon Nuisances 4
Obnoxious smells 29
Smoke nuisances 17
Noise nuisances 5
Unsound food 26
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 4
Miscellaneous nuisances 16
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 6
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 3
Damp walls remedied 1
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired and redecorated 9
W.C. pans renewed 7
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repiared 15
Floors repaired 3
Doors repaired 6
Windows repaired 10
Gullies renewed 2
Inspection chambers repaired or renewed 6
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 13
Dustbins provided 3
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