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COMPLAINTS RECEIVED
Summary :
Accumulations of refuse 216
Animals causing a nuisance 16
Dampness and housing defects 307
Drains and sewers—choked 104
defective 145
Dustbins defective 10
Flooding—Gardens 16
Insect infestations 114
Overcrowding, alleged 8
Smoke nuisances 79
Watercourses 7
Other complaints 177
Food unfit (excluding requests received from shops to
visit and inspect food) 42
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 13
Informal notices served under S.9 36
Under Public Health Act 1936:
Statutory notices served under—
(i) S.24—work to a public sewer 79
(ii) S.39—repair or renewal of drains 8
(iii) S.45—repair or renewal of defective water closets 1
(iv) S.93—abatement of a nuisance 16
(v) Informal notices served 1,768
ACTION TAKEN
Following Housing Act Notices:
(i) S.9 Housing Act 1957—dwelling rendered fit—
(a) By owners 1
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil
(ii) SS.16/17 Housing Act 1957, Demolition/Closing Order 23
(iii) Number of properties demolished 10
(iv) Dwellings rendered fit by owners after receipt of informal
notice 24