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NOTICES
Informal notices served 241
Statutory notices served 27
Notices complied with 231
COMPLAINTS
One thousand six hundred and ninety-three complaints were received in 1964 regarding the
following matters:—
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 914
Defective water fittings and pipes 8
Defective roofs and gutters 2
Defective dustbins 11
Dampness 20
Other housing defects 18
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 4
Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes, flies, wasps, etc.) 132
Infestation by rats and mice 424
Accumulation of refuse and manure 21
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 4
Gypsy Encampments 1
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 2
Pigeon Nuisances 4
Obnoxious smells 33
Smoke nuisances 22
Noise nuisances 5
Unsound food 50
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 7
Miscellaneous nuisances 11
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 5
Gutters and rain water pipes repaired 4
Damp walls remedied 2
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired and redecorated 3
W.C. pans renewed 8
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repaired 10
Floors repaired . 4
Windows repaired 6
Gullies renewed 1
Inspection chambers repaired or renewed 3
Soil pipes renewed or repaired 1
Dustbins provided 4
Drains cleared . 764
Drains repaired or re-laid 28
Accumulations of refuse removed 9
Miscellaneous repairs 3
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