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663 informal notices were served. The remainder of the
complaints were in hand at the end of the year.
Offensive Trades.
The only offensive trades carried on in the Borough are those
of Fur Skin Dressing and Poultry Slaughtering. These are controlled
under Special bye-laws. They number at present 18
(Fur Skin Dressers 17, Poultry Slaughterers 1). 40 inspections
were made during the year. There were no contraventions of the
bye-laws.
(b) Infectious Diseases.—The occupied dwellings inspected
during the year after infectious disease numbered 1,464. This is
an increase of 171 upon the number inspected during 1925. Any
nuisances or sanitary defects found were dealt with under the
provisions of the above Act.
(c) Housing and Town Planning Regulations.—A systematic
inspection is being made and an accurate card indexed record
compiled of the housing conditions of the Borough. The number
of houses inspected under these regulations during the year was
849.
(d) Inspections.—The number of inspections, other than
those arising on complaint, made by the Inspectors during the
year was 11,134. These inspections are in addition to those made
under (a), (b) and (c). The nuisances or sanitary defects found
were dealt with in the same manner as those under (a), (b) and (c).
Nuisances or defects found on inspection were remedied in
most cases on service of an intimation notice only. The total
number of such notices served during 1926 was 6,181. The
number of statutory notices served was 1,663; and summonses
were issued in 49 cases.
Bye-laws with respect to Houses divided into Separate Tenements,
etc.
The bye-laws with respect to Houses let in Lodgings that
have been in force in the Borough have been repealed and new