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Salvage recovery was continued at the tip by Council
employees. Material recovered and disposed of as useful
salvage during the year totalled 382 tons, including 370 tons
of paper.
Collection of Kitchen waste from street bins has also .
been continued, and 305 tons were conveyed during the year
to a concentration plant at Stapleford Abbotts.
Road gullies (in streets maintained by the inhabitants
at large) are emptied three times in each year and re-sealed
with clean water. This is done by mechanical suction process
under contract.
(iii) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
An outline of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors is
given below:—
Complaints received and dealt with 641
Inspections made 8,218
Nuisances abated 223
Informal Notices served 146
Informal Notices complied with 113
Statutory Notices served 44
S.atutory Notices complied with 43
Legal Proceedings 4
Summary of Nuisances.
Drains blocked or defective 129
Defective water closets 17
Defective water supply pipes 7
Nuisance from animals 14
Polluted ditches and watercourses 8
Accumulation of refuse, etc. 9
Vermin, bugs and fleas 9
Cellars flooded 2
Fly infestations 14
Cesspools overflowing or defective 3
Wasps and Hornets 11
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