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Table VII.
No. OF NUISANCES REPORTED AND ACTION TAKEN, 1939.
Outstanding (1938) No. of nuisances reported in 1939 Total Dealt with as follows:- 1,655 56,207 57,862 First letters issued and complied with... 39,128 Legal Notices issued and complied with 15,019 Summonses issued and nuisances abated 135 No further action 3,247 Reported Nuisances outstanding 333 57,862 Total 57,862Table VIII.
CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES REPORTED, 1939.
1. Defective and choked sullage and waste pipes, etc. 9,012 2. Premises dilapidated or with inadequate light and ventilation 7,994 3. Defective or missing gratings 5,758 4. Illegal cubicles 4,702 5. Verandah obstructions 4,318 6. Deposit or accumulation of urine, excreta, refuse or stagnant water 3,111 7. Dirty premises 2,796 8. Obstruction and improper use of open spaces 2,520 9. No dust bins provided 2,145 10. Defective or missing fireplace hoods or flues 2,100 11. Obstructions of windows, ventilating openings, etc. 1,946 12. Rat runs to be filled in 1,697 13. Defective wall surfaces of kitchens and latrines 1,666 14. Dirty condition of water closets, urinals, drains, side-channels etc. 1,515 15. Illegal and defective dry latrines and urinals 945 16. Breeding mosquitoes 937 17. Defective water closets and flushed urinals 810 18. Keeping of cattle, swine etc. without licences 677 19. Dirty or impure water in tanks, cisterns, ponds, etc. 619 20. Discharge of sullage and waste water or noxious matters 311 21. Roof obstructions 269 22. Illegal kitchens 114 23. Illegal use of basements 83 24. Illegal showcases 44 25. Offensive trade premises without licences 39 26. Overcrowding 31 27. Use of rooms for sleeping purposes without windows or window openings. 15 28. Breach of cattle or swine licence conditions 2 29. Laundries without licences 2 30. Breach of offensive trade licence conditions Total 56,207