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Notices Served.
As a result of these inspections, 106 preliminary
notices were served, most of which were promptly
complied with.
In 125 instances, nuisances were reported to
the Sanitary Committee, and Statutory notices were
ordered to be served.
At the close of the year nearly all the notices
had been complied with, and in the remaining cases
the work was in hand.
The following matters have received attention
during the year:—
Drainage.
A great amount of time and attention has again
been paid to the condition of house drains.
In consequence of written complaint having
been made alleging that the drainage system was in
such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to
health, the Council gave instructions in 46 cases for
the ground to be opened and the drains examined
under the provisions of section 41 of the Public
Health Act, 1875, and in 45 instances it was found
necessary to serve notices upon the owners to take
up the defective drains and replace them with new
glazed stoneware or cast-iron pipes, laid upon a bed
of concrete, and made watertight.
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