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Grid and mica flaps provided 11
Firegrates repaired (including surrounds and hearths) 67
Stoves, coppers, ranges, etc., repaired 17
Chimney stacks repaired 32
Staircases repaired 28
Doors repaired 40
Internal plaster repairs 446
Sash cords renewed 135
Dustbins provided 55
Accumulations removed 10
All ponds and ditches in the Borough where mosquito breeding
was possible were sprayed with insecticide twice during the
year. Twenty-six visits were paid for this purpose.
Legal Proceedings.—Twenty applications were made to the
Justices for Nuisance Orders against property owners, under
Section 94, Public Health Act, 1936. The results were as
follows:—
Six summonses were withdrawn before the respective hearings
as the necessary works had been completed.
Fourteen summonses were abated prior to hearing, the court
awarding the Council £2 2s. 0d. costs and 3s. 6d. court
costs in each case, a total of £31 17s. 0d.
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936, and Petroleum
(Mixtures) Order, 1929.—Ninety-five licences to store petroleum
spirit and/or petroleum mixtures were issued for a total of 203,984
gallons (inclusive of cellulose solutions).
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936, and Petroleum
(Carbide of Calcium) Order, 1929.—Three licences were issued
for the storage of 2,344 lbs. (plus 448 lbs. temporary re-supply) of
carbide of calcium.
Unsound Food Dealt With.
Beef 1,189 lbs. Fruit 59 jars
Corned Beef 176¾ „ Fruit, bottled 48 bottles
Kidney 5 „ Fruit, tinned 192 lbs.
Liver 7½ „ Apples 80 lbs.
Veal 47 „ Prunes 30 lbs.