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Proceedings.—During the year Court proceedings were instituted by the Corporation with
respect to the following cases :—
(1) Use of unlicensed building as a slaughter-house in contravention of Section 126 of
the Towns Improvement Clauses Act, 1847—Owner fined £2.
(2) Slaughter of a pig without notice in contravention of Article 8 of the Public Health
(Meat) Regulations, 1924—owner fined £3.
(3) Non-compliance with a notice served under Section 94 of the Public Health Act,
1875—owner ordered to abate the nuisance within twenty-eight days, fined £5 and
to pay £5 5s. Od. costs.
(4) Unregistered dairyman trading within the Borough—dairyman fined 5/-.
An appeal involving 2 houses was made in the County Court by an owner against the Corporation's
decision to make Demolition Orders and it was upheld on the grounds that the agent
for the owner had not been given a quasi-judicial hearing by the Health Committee. Subsequently
undertakings submitted by the freeholder, not to use the premises again for human habitation until
they had been rendered fit for such purpose, were accepted by the Borough Council.
SANITARY WORK, ETC.
Inspections—General :
Total number of inspections and re-inspections, etc. 30,675
Inspections, etc., re Nuisances Contraventions, etc. :
Number of premises, etc., inspected on complaint 653
Number of premises inspected in connection with infectious diseases 188
Total number of premises, etc., primarily inspected in connection with nuisances 940
Number of premises inspected under Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest
(Restrictions) Acts, 1920-1933 —
Number of other visits made to premises, etc., in connection with nuisances, etc. 3,062
Number of visits made to works in progress 4,367
Number of interviews with owners, builders, etc. ... 2,078
Action taken (including action taken under Housing Act, 1930, Section 17) :
Number of premises, etc., whereat defects, etc., were recorded during the year 618
Number of premises, etc., on which defects, etc., were remedied—
(a) by owners or occupiers 643
(b) by local authority in default of owner or occupier —
Number of cautionary or intimation notices given—
(a) verbal . 184
(b) written 464
Number of letters and reminders re nuisances sent 667
Number of Statutory Notices issued 57
Number of proceedings taken 4
Number of convictions obtained 4
Number of proceedings withdrawn —
Number of cases dismissed —
Number of appeals made against decision of Corporation 2
Number of appeals upheld 2
Common Lodging Houses :
Number registered 2
Number of inspections made 20
Number of contraventions outstanding from previous year —
Number of contraventions found . —
Number of contraventions remedied —
Number of contraventions outstanding at end of year —
Canal Boats Used as Dwellings :
Number of inspections made 83
Number of contraventions outstanding from previous year 14
Number of contraventions found 10
Number of contraventions remedied 6
Number of contraventions outstanding at end of year 18
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