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Tons
Total amount of refuse collected and disposed of 51,134
Collection of Salvage:— Tons Income
Wastepaper 1,069 £7,904
Raps and Scrap Metal 119 £1,149
(v) SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.- The
following is a summary of the work of the Public Health
Inspectors during the year:-
Ilouses and premises inspected 30,512
Houses and premises reinspectcd (work in progress) 24,560
Visits during disinfection 405
Houses in which nuisances were detected 769
Mouses in which nuisances were abated 785*
Premises disinfected 24
Premises from which articles only disinfected 26
Articles disinfected 334
Premises disinfested for verminous conditions 28
^Includes 135 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1959.
Notices served:—
Statutory:— Served Complied with
Public Health Act, 1936 65 43
Housing Acts, 1936 and 1957 — —
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 2 —
Shops Act, 1950 2 1
Provide Dustbin
(11 ford Urban District Council Act, 1904) 11 10
P ood and Drugs Act, 1955 2 1
Cleanse Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) — —
Cover Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) — —
Informal 908 746
990 801
In addition to the above, 192 notices (31 statutory and
161 informal) served previous to 1st January, 1959, were
also complied with.
Complaints. - During the year 3,008 complaints of
nuisances were received and investigated.
The following is a summary:-
Accumulation of manure and refuse 57
Animals improperly kept 30
Bad smells 76
Dampness of premises 83
Defective drains, w.c.s and fittings 604
Defective roofs, gutters, downpipes, etc. 53
Defective water fittings 53
Dirty and verminous houses 29
Dirty condition of rearway 14
Flooding of premises 15
Overcrowding 24
Smoke nuisances 96
Defective or no provision of dustbin 593
Hats and mice 565
Miscellaneous 716
Total 3,008