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SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS.
The following is a list of repairs effected as a result of informal and
foiroal notices served.
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 49
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed 53
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed 102
Walls, dampness remedied 108
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 8
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved 13
Ceilings repaired or renewed 70
Wall plaster repaired or renewed 112
Walls and ceilings cleansed and decorated 141
Floors repaired or renewed 31
Staircases repaired 11
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 40
Windows repaired 132
Food Stores provided or ventilated 14
Fireplaces repaired or renewed 14
Drains and sewage disposal plants cleared 27
Drains and sewage disposal plants repaired or reconstructed 13
Inspection chambers repaired or reconstructed 3
Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed 7
Gullies, channels and fenders repaired or renewed 5
Water Closet pans, fittings, repaired or renewed 19
Sinks, waste pipes, etc. , repaired or renewed 8
Storage cisterns, cleaned, repaired or renewed 11
Water services, repaired, renewed or re-instated 1
Dustbins renewed 17
Refuse accumulations removed 3
HOUSING.
The Clearance Order made late in 1956 was confirmed during this year, there
being no objections received, and in fact by the end of the year many of the
occupants had been rehoused and eighteen houses either demolished or nearly so.
Five houses were made the subject of Demolition Orders and a further three
where Closing Orders we re made. Six houses were demolished as a result of
Demolition Orders made in the previous year.
Fourteen unfit houses were made fit by works carried out by the owners
following notices served by the Council.
The Public Health Acts have been used to remedy lesser defects in other
houses.
Little work under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, was caused by the
tenants' demands for Certificates of Disrepair, but the Rent Act, 1957, has
resulted in twelve applications being ma.de for Certificates of Disrepair.