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Internal plaster repairs 217
Sash cords renewed 105
Dustbins provided 23
Accumulations removed 10
All ponds and ditches in the Borough where mosquito breeding
was possible were sprayed with insecticide twice during the
year.
Legal Proceedings
Section 94, Public Health Act, 1936.—14 applications were
made to the Justices for summonses against property owners
who failed to carry out works of repair.
In 11 cases the work was carried out before the hearing of the
applications and the Court awarded 10s. 6d. in each of eight
applications, total £4 4s. The remaining three applications were
withdrawn on the works being completed before the hearing.
In three applications orders were made by the Justices for
the work to be carried out within 14 days and the Council was
awarded £1 1s. costs and 2s. 6d. Court costs in two cases, and
10s. 6d. costs in the remaining application, total £2 17s. 6d.
Section 269, Public Health Act, 1936.—Legal proceedings
were instituted against the owner of land for allowing a caravan
to be occupied on an unlicensed site for a period exceeding 42
consecutive days. The Court imposed a fine of £2 and £2 2s. costs
upon the owner of the land, and a fine of £1 upon the occupier of
the caravan, and ordered the removal of the caravan from the
site forthwith.
Section 68, Mitcham Urban District Council Act. 1923.—One
application was made to the Justices requiring the provision of a
dustbin but, as the dustbin was provided before the hearing, the
application was withdrawn.
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
205,935 gallons (inclusive of cellulose solutions).