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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary :
Accumulations of refuse 150
Animals causing a nuisance 13
Dampness and housing defects 339
Drains and sewers—choked 93
defective 100
Dustbins defective 8
Flooding—Gardens 14
Vermin4
Insect infestations (excluding wasps) 93
Wasps 202
Overcrowding, alleged 13
Smoke nuisances 52
Watercourses 3
Noise 69
Other complaints 208
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to
visit and inspect food) 142
NOTICES SERVED
Under Housing Act, 1957:
Statutory Notices served under S.9 requiring execution of
repair work 1
Dwellings reported under SS. 16/17 as being unfit for
human habitation 5
Dwellings reported under S. 18 (closing orders) Nil
Informal notices served under S.9 18
Under Public Health Act 1936:
Statutory notices served under—
(i) S.24—work to a public sewer
(ii) S.39—repair or renewal of drains
(iii) S.45—repair or renewal of defective water closets
(iv) S.56—undrained or badly drained yard area Nil
(v) S.75—renewal of a dustbin Nil
(vi) S.93—abatement of a nuisance 18
(vii) Informal notices served 1,891
ACTION TAKEN
Following Housing Act Notices:
(i) S.9 Housing Act 1957—dwelling rendered fit—
(a) By owners (b) By local authority in default of owners
(ii) SS.16/17 Housing Act 1957, Demolition/Closing Order 4
(iii) S.18 Housing Act 1957, Closing Orders 3
(iv) Dwellings rendered fit by owners after receipt of informal
notice15