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SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS
The following is a list of repairs effected as a result of informal and
formal notices served.
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 53
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed 37
Exterior "brickwork repaired or repointed 31
Walls, dampness remedied 107
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 13
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved 13
Ceilings repaired or renewed 62
Wall plaster repaired or renewed 101
Walls and ceilings cleansed and decorated 142
Floors repaired or renewed 35
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 20
Windows repaired 152
Food Stores provided or ventilated 14
Fireplaces repaired or renewed 22
Drains and sewage disposal plants cleared 41
Drains and sewage disposal plants repaired or reconstructed 25
Inspection chambers repaired or reconstructed 11
Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed 11
Gullies, channels and fenders repaired or renewed 9
Water Closet pans , fittings, repaired or renewed 30
Sinks, waste pipes, etc. , repaired or renewed 25
Storage cisterns, cleaned, repaired or renewed 5
Water services , repaired, renewed or re-instated 5
Dustbins renewed 10
Refuse accumulations removed 6
Animals and fowls: nuisance from improper keeping 2
HOUSING.
The Council declared its first post war clearance area, comprising twenty-
eight houses, early in the year and made a Clearance Order in October. If
any objections are made by the owner a date will no doubt be fixed early in
1957 for the inquiry.
As a result of formal action under the Housing Acts, sixteen houses were
made fit during the year which number includes one house on which a Demolition
Order had been made but later revoked following extensive work, and one house
in which the work was carried out in default by the Council who are receiving
the rent in payment of expenses incurred.
The provisions of the Public Health Acts have been used to remedy lesser
defects in other houses. The local Petty Sessions Court made Nuisance Orders,
on the application of the Council, against the owner of two flats in the
district. The Court also enforced a fine of £1 and costs.
Two houses were actually demolished following Orders made in 1955, and