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General defective conditions 212
Rats and mice 36
Accumulations and deposits 20
Obstructed drains 152
Drainage defects 55
Verminous premises 9
Dustbins 222
Animal food storage 1
Water supply 4
Animals 10
Factory Acts 2
Food contamination 2
Unsatisfactory food premises 9
Miscellaneous 2
Burst pipes 10
Overcrowding 55
Shelters —
Smoke nuisance —
, 810
Forty-three formal notices were served by authority of the
Council under the following Acts: —
Section 93, Public Health Act, 1930 38
Section 75 do. do. 4
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 1
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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following
work was carried out: —
Brickworlt, repaired and/or repointed 5
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good (including
plaster board) 48
Ceilings cleaned and purified 40
Chimney pots repaired and/or made good
stacks repaired and/or made good 2
flues repaired 1
Cement fillets renewed and/or repaired 1
Damp conditions remedied 37
Doors repaired, including locks and fasteners 22
Door frames repaired and/or made good 6
stopping to reveals renewed
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed 48
provided
inspection chamber repaired and/or made good 5
inspection chamber covers renewed 19
stoppers or caps refixed and/or renewed 1
interceptors renewed 2
fresh air inlet repaired and/or renewed 1
mica flap valve renewed 1
soil vent repaired and/or renewed 8
drains tested 170
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