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III. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
The District Public Health Inspectors served 2,308 Notices during
the year, and in 4-6 cases legal proceedings were employed to enforce
compliance therewith.
At the end of the year, the Department was still four below the
establishment of District Inspectors.
Aspects of the work of the inspectors not covered in the following
paragraphs will be found in the statistical appendix, pages 64. to 66.
Certificates of Disrepair (Rent Act. 1957)
During the year, 29 applications under the Rent Act 1957 were
received from tenants for Certificates of Disrepair, 13 certificates
being issued. The Council exercised its right under paragraph 5 of
the First Schedule to the Act in refusing to accept undertakings from
landlords in respect of eight premises.
Clean Air
The Borough's third Smoke Control Order made under the Clean Air
Act, 1956, was confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government
in March and came into operation on 1st October, 1962. At the end of
the year the Minister's confirmation of Area No.4 was awaited.
Area No.3 is one of 90 acres and comprises 1,914 dwellings and 145
commercial, industrial and other premises. A survey of the area revealed
that the.number of appliances in dwellings which were in regular use,
and which required replacement or adaptation, was 670.
There is, in the Public Health Offices, a Smoke Control Exhibition
always open to the public in which is displayed various types of
approved space heating and cooking appliances and authorised fuels.
Arrangements are also made with the Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation
for their Demonstration Van to tour each smoke control area for a week,
immediately prior to the date the Order comes into operation.
Facing the next page is a Map showing the Smoke Control Areas
established in the Borough.
Under the provisions of Section 3(3) of the Clean Air Act, 1956,
furnaces may not be installed in buildings unless notice of proposal to
install has been given to the Council. Notices were given to the Council
of proposal to install furnaces in 30 premises. Persons who installed
furnaces in two premises without giving the requisite notice were
cautioned.
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