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ness and the accumulation of stagnant pools of water
about the dwelling house.
As a result of notices served, paving has been
laid down in the yards, and, where necessary, the
side passages and forecourts, of twenty dwelling
houses.
At seven houses the yard paving has been
repaired.
Dust Receptacles.
Generally speaking all the houses in the district
are now provided either with portable galvanized
iron dust bins or ashpits constructed in accordance
with the Council's Byelaws.
The Surveyor's Department, under whose direction
the removal of house refuse is carried out, supply
the Public Health Department periodically with a
list of houses not provided with suitable receptacles
for the storage of house refuse or where the existing
ones are worn out or in a dilapidated state of repair.
They are then inspected by one of the Sanitary
Inspectors, and the result of this inspection is
reported to the Public Health Committee, who
give instructions for a statutory notice to be served
upon the owner requiring him to provide a suitable
galvanized iron dust bin within seven davs. If
this notice is not complied with, a letter is sent
drawing the owner's attention to this fact, and if the
dust bin is not provided, the Council provide one
and charge him with the cost.