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Thirty-five formal notices were served by authority of the Council
under the following Acts:
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 39 2
„ „ „ „ , Section 45 1
„ „ „ „ , Section 75 5
„ „ „ „ , Section 93 18
Factories Act, 1937, Section 7 2
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 13 1
Housing Act, 1936, Section 168 6
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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following
work was carried out:
Accumulations removed 7
Brickwork, repaired and/or repointed 18
Ceilings cleansed and purified 124
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good (including plaster
board) 87
Cement plinths, renewed 3
fillets, renewed 2
Chimney stacks repaired and/or made good 7
flues repaired 5
Damp conditions remedied 81
Damp course provided 3
Disinfestations 71
Ditches cleaned 3
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners 24
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed at houses 17
(169 ft. drain laid)
inspection chamber repaired and/or made good 2
inspection chamber covers renewed 4
stoppers or caps refixed and/or renewed 1
fresh air inlets repaired and/or renewed 6
soil vents repaired and/or renewed 1
drains tested 29
drains cleared (affecting 891 houses) 269
drains sealed off 3
waste gullies repaired, renewed or cleared 12
waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided 7
Dustbins provided 35
Fences repaired or renewed 3
Fire grates repaired and/or renewed 4
Fireplaces repaired and/or made good 11
Floorboards repaired and/or made good 34
Floors ventilation repaired
ventilation provided 1
Glazing panes renewed 5
putty renewed 0
Other matters
Paving repaired and/or made level 13
drained 4
Ranges, stoves repaired and/or renewed 10
provided 2
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 79
downpipe, guttering repaired and/or renewed 50
Shops, hot water, means of supply provided
Sinks renewed 1
Soakaway made to work properly 3
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