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at the appropriate time with D.D.T. solution as a deterrent against
insect infestation.
Forty-four vacant council houses were inspected for evidence
of insect infestation but none was found.
Three licences were granted to station moveable dwellings in
the area.
Stoppages in public sewers (combined drains) were cleared by
the department on three hundred and thirteen occasions. In a
few instances the assistance of sewermen from the Borough Engineer's
department had to be obtained.
During the year ten applications were received for certificates
of disrepair under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, and
ten certificates were granted. Of the ten certificates granted, seven
were revoked during the year.

I am,
Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
Your obedient servant,
STANLEY J. T. WOOD,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.