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Abatement Notices Legal Proceedings
Summonses were issued in six instances for non-compliance with abatement notices, but in
three of these the work was carried out before the hearing and proceedings were withdrawn on
payment of the Corporation's costs. Penalties were imposed in two cases and the final case
was adjourned sine die to enable the premises to be dealt with as an unfit house under section
16 of the Housing Act.
Cleansing and Disinfecting Station
The equipment at the Borough's Cleansing Station at Markfield Road had reached the end
of its useful life and during the year a new station was completed at Park View Road adjacent
to the Refuse Disposal Works. The new station is equipped with a Manlove Alliott horizontal
elliptical steam disinfector which can also be used for formaldehyde disinfection, if required. In
addition there are baths for the cleansing of persons in accordance with the provisions of section
85 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
By resiting the station in Park View Road it has been possible to make use of the steam
generated at the Refuse Disposal Works with a consequent saving in fuel costs.
Summary of Disinfection Work During 1959
Rooms disinfected after occurrence of infectious disease or death 38
Bedding disinfected after occurrence of infectious disease or death 49
Library Books disinfected 128
Baths for verminous persons 24
Insect Pests
The long warm summer of 1959 resulted in an increase in the number of complaints of insect
pests, particularly in respect of bugs and wasps. 157 houses were treated for bugs, the highest
number recorded for many years and more than twice the figure for 1958. Forty six wasps
nests were destroyed compared with nine in the previous year.