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Walls repointed 110
Damp proof courses inserted 26
Dampness abated 60
Yard paving repaired 30
Yards paved 42
Passages paved 12
Premises painted externally 13
Disused service water cistern removed 5
Water supply from main 18
Site concreted 1
Ashbins supplied 198
Cement plinths repaired 6
Refuse accumulations removed 11
Manure receptacles covered 2
Heating provided in shops 3
Workshops cleansed 7
Miscellaneous 20
SMOKE ABATEMENT
There was a welcome decrease in the number of complaints
received in respect of alleged excessive emission
of smoke or grit from chimneys in the Borough during
the year 1937 compared with the previous year, the figures
being 4 and 16 respectively. No new sources of complaint
have arisen, and in the case of works where complaint had
arisen in previous years, steps were taken to abate the
nuisance, or at least, to reduce it considerably.
In respect of the Electricity Works, the Corporation
decided to instal grit-arresting apparatus, details of which
were under consideration at the end of the year.
In another works, the steam raising plant was somewhat
seriously overloaded and it was found necessary to
instal a larger boiler. This work was completed during
1937, but the change-over did not prove altogether success-