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person in default, specifying the works necessary to remedy the defects found, is
usually followed. The Council's authority to serve Statutory Notices is
requested where persons fail to comply with the preliminary notice or where the
strict legal procedure is necessary in the first instance.
SANITARY INSPECTION OP AREA.
The following is a list of the number and nature of visits and inspections:-
Visits re: Housing Acts 51
Visits re: nuisance and sanitary defects 1,055
Visits re: noise 52
Visits re: infectious diseases 1,712
Visits re: Petroleum Acts 89
Visits re: factories 28
Visits re: outworkers' premises 7
Visits re: food manufactories, cafes, etc. 598
Visits re: ice cream and sampling 46
Visits re: aged and infirm persons 76
Visits to inspect meat and other foods 544
Visits re: schools 46
Visits re: pollution of watercourses 6
Visits re: Clean Air Act 511
Visits re: Riding Establishments 15
Visits re: Shops Acts 35
Visits re: Tents, Caravans and Sheds 33
Visits re: keeping of animals 7
Visits re: rodent infestations 1,727
Visits re: other infestations 228
Miscellaneous visits 101
NUMBER OP NOTICES SERVED DURING YEAR.
Number of Informal Notices 101
Number of Statutory Notices 36
Informal Notices complied with 73
Statutory Notices complied with 58
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 24
Gutters, downspouts repaired and renewed 18
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed 9
Walls, dampness remedied 20
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 3
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved 1
Ceilings repaired or renewed 12
Wall plaster repaired or renewed 20
Walls and ceilings cleansed and decorated 31
Floors repaired or renewed 4
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 4
Windows repaired 23