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SHOPS AND OFFICES.
Number of visits to shops re sanitary requirements 172
Number of defects discovered and remedied 9
COMPLAINTS.
Complaints received during the year were due to the following
causes: —
Defects in dwelling-houses
59
Stoppages in drains
55
Defective dustbins
31
Food supplies
10
Defects in drains or water closets
9
Defective water fittings
8
Insect pests
8
Accumulations of refuse
4
Miscellaneous
26
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SMOKE ABATEMENT.
Number of observations 12
Number of nuisances observed —
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND DISINFECTION.
Number of visits re cases of infectious disease 222
Number of rooms disinfected 183
Lots of bedding and clothing disinfected 169
Number of library books disinfected 511
OFFENSIVE TRADES AND FISH FRYING.
Number of offensive trade premises in district Nil
Number of fish frying premises in district 3
Number of visits to fish frying premises 3
Number of defects discovered —
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
Number of visits to premises 344
Number of premises found infested and dealt with 63
NOTICES.
Number of informal notices served (including verbal intimations)
483
Number of statutory notices served: —
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 93 (nuisances) 8
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 75 (dustbins) 5
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 45 (closets) 2
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 39 (drains) 2
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9 (housing defects) 1
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PROSECUTIONS Nil
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