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99
Accumulation of manure and refuse 72
Bad Smells 50
Dampness of premises 48
Defective drains, W.C's and fittings 810
Defective roofs, gutters, downpipes, etc 82
Defective water fittings 27
Dirty an verminoushouses 17
Dirty condition of rearway 18
Flooding of premises 6
Overcrowding 18
Smoke Nuisances 68
Defective or no provision of dustbin 251
Rats and mice 785
Miscellaneous 982
3,234
Rag Flock and
Other Filling
Materials Act,
1951.
This Act requires the Local Authority to register premises
wherein rag flock and other filling materials are used. Registration
has been granted in respect of 15 premises. There is no
establishment registered for the manufacture of those commodities
as required by this Act, although one premise was
licensed in 1965 as a rag flock store. It is interesting to note
that no occupier of registered premises may obtain rag flock
from premises other than those licensed under the Act either
for the manufacture of this commodity or for its storage.
Land Charges
Act, 1925.
Regular enquiries are received and searches carried out to
ascertain any outstanding notices or charges on properties
arising from the operation of the various Acts and Regulations
with which the Department is concerned.
5,527 enquiries were so dealt with during 1965.
Litter Act 1958
This Act is in part administered by the Public Health
Inspectors although any officer of the council can make report
on the deposit of litter in public places. Thus the Borough
Surveyor's refuse collecting staff makereference to the authority
as do the Inspectors, and the Town Clerk on the instructions of
the Council institutes proceedings. Some 233 inspections,
particularly of the roadside wastes in the borough, were made
and the appropriate references given in specific cases. The
Borough Surveyor's department have carried out a great deal
of collection and cleaning work in these areas to the betterment
of the town generally.