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(c) Defective roofing,
(d) Other miscellaneous conditions.
This number, viz., 2,173, compares with 1,392 in 1919,
1,135 in 1918, and 1,474 in 1917. I regard the abatement of
this type of nuisance as one of the most important factors
in establishing a healthy house and having a permanent effect
on the public health of the district.
(3) Defective drains. In addition to the 402 defective
drains recorded in the tables, there were 45 instances of more
extensive repairs of drains for which plans were submitted.
This makes a total of 447 drainage repairs executed in the
Borough during the past year. This compares with 292 in
1919, 208 in 1918, and 291 in 1917.
(4) Verminous rooms cleansed. The number cleansed was
229 as compared with 74 in 1919, 97 in 1918 and 148 in 1917.
The total number of intimation notices served was 4,259
as compared with 2,470 in 1919. It was found necessary to
serve 1,514 statutory notices as compared with 846 in 1919.
The number of cases reported to the Town Clerk for legal
proceedings was 190; 19 summonses were taken out. These
figures are a better reflex of the difficulties experienced in
remedying sanitary defects than any others occurring in the
Report. In each case they are approximately double those
of 1919.
26. Prosecutions. The following table shews the number of
summonses taken out during the year and the result of the
proceedings:—
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