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Complaints received and investigated 687
Premises at which defects or nuisances were discovered 1,715
Dwellinghouses surveyed for housing defects under the Public
Health or Housing Acts 368
Defects or nuisances discovered 2,276
„ „ remedied 1,914
„ „ in hand 31
„ „ outstanding 331
Informal Notices served 976
Statutory Notices were served as under:—
Housing Act, Sections 9 and 10 52
Public Health Act, Section 24 48
„ „ „ „ 39 24
„ „ „ „ 45 7
„ „ „ „ 56
„ „ „ „ 75 17
„ „ „ „ 83 1
„ „ „ „ 84 1
Total 151
Summary of Remedial Works and Sanitary
Improvements Carried Out.
Drainage and Sanitary Fittings: —
Number of houses and other premises re-drained 22
Number of houses and other premises connected to soil and
surface sewers 7
Repairs and amendments to existing drains 187
Drains or gullies unstopped and cleansed 224
Sanitary fittings repaired, renewed, provided or cleansed 833
Water service pipes/cisterns repaired, renewed or cleansed 22
Water, smoke and chemical tests applied 521
W.C. Apartments:—
W.C. apartments provided 16
„ „ lighted and/or ventilated 31
„ „ provided with ventilated lobbies 7
„ „ cleansed 76
Separate accommodation provided for the sexes 7
Structural Repairs or Improvements:—
Roofs repaired or renewed 210
Guttering and rainwater pipes provided, repaired, etc. 127
Damp walls remedied 110
Brick walls re-pointed, repaired or re-rendered 64
Chimney stacks repaired or rebuilt 21
Yards paved or repaired 24
Sites of houses concreted 3
Floors relaid or repaired 117
Windows/cills repaired or renewed 357
Doors/thresholds provided or repaired 50
Staircases/handrails provided or repaired 26
Ranges/stoves/coppers repaired or renewed 82
Miscellaneous 41
Cleansing:—
Rooms/passages/larders, etc., cleansed and/or repaired 444
Trade premises cleansed 85
Verminous houses disinfested for bugs/fleas 47
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