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DETAILS OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS ETC.
EFFECTED DURING THE YEAR (CONT.)
Paving.
Paving repaired or re-laid 1
Dust Receptacles.
New provided 6
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 35
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 18
Damp course fixed 5
Site of house concreted 1
Sub-floor ventilation provided 2
External walls pointed or rendered 8
Walls treated with damp resisting material 10
General.
Windows repaired or renewed 36
Rooms ventilated 4
Floors repaired or renewed 21
Doors repaired or renewed 9
Stairs repaired 2
Handrails provided 1
Fireplaces repaired or renewed 3
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 23
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 20
Chimneys repaired 4
Nuisance from animals abated 3
Accumulations removed 17
Rent book entries 1
Noise nuisance abated 3
Shops Act infringements 4
Consumer Protection Act 1
Overcrowding abated 1
Smoke nuisance abated 6
Open areas provided to basements 3
Cement dust nuisance abated 2
Building made safe 1
Miscellaneous 2
NOTES: (i) Further details will be found
under headings "Food Hygiene",
"Factories", etc.
(ii) No works carried out as a consequence
of action under the Rent Act and
Improvement Grant Scheme are included
above.
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
The Council continued to operate this scheme in cases
la) where new housing accommodation would be provided by the
conversion of an existing building, and (b) where it was
intended to improve the sanitary arrangements and/or the
system of water heating.
These grants are now known as "Discretionary Grants" and
are paid solely at the discretion of the local authority.
During the year no such applications were received.
28.