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Overcrowding 10
Rodents 8
Shops Act 25
Water Supply 2
449
Twenty-one formal notices were served by authority of the Council
under the following Acts:—
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 24 2
„ „ „ „ Section 39 3
„ „ „ „ Section 45 1
„ „ Section 75 2
„ „ „ „ Section 79 4
„ „ „ „ Section 93 9
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As a result of investigations made and notices served, the following
work was carried out:—
Accumulations removed 23
Brickwork, repaired and/or repointed 5
Ceilings cleansed 2
Ceiling plaster repaired and/or made good 13
Cement fillets renewed 1
Chimney brickwork and pots repaired or renewed
flues repaired 2
Coppers repaired 1
Damp conditions remedied 21
Damp course renewed 2
Disinfestations 316
Doors and frames repaired, including locks and fasteners 11
Drainage repaired and/or reconstructed 45 houses
(428 ft.
of drain
laid)
Drainage inspection chambers repaired 21
inspection chambers provided 2
inspection chamber covers renewed 12
stoppers or caps refixed and/or renewed 1
soil vents repaired and/or renewed 8
drains tested 36
drains cleared (affecting 1,038 houses) 331
drains sealed off 2
waste gullies repaired, renewed or provided 5
waste pipes, repaired, renewed or provided 5
cesspools emptied 3
Dustbins provided 63
Fences and/or gates repaired or renewed 9
Fireplaces, ranges or stoves repaired or renewed 12
Floors renewed or repaired 12
Gates repaired or renewed 9
Glazing and putty renewed 10
Houses painted externally 14
Paving repaired and/or made level 4
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 16
downpipe, guttering repaired and/or renewed 21
Sinks renewed or provided 1
Stairs or steps repaired, renewed or made level 4
Surface water drainage repaired and made to work properly
Walls rendered or rendering repaired 1
replastered and/or repaired 20
cleansed and redecorated 4
Wash basins, baths renewed 5
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