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Nuisances, Drainage, etc.—One hundred and ninety-one
complaints have been received during the year, classified as
follows : —
Obstructed or defective drains 51
Defective sanitary fittings 26
Dirty condition of premises 10
Dampness of premises 4
Water in basement 6
Accumulation of refuse 31
Overcrowding 5
Dirty condition of drinking water cistern 2
Nuisances caused by the keeping of fowls 6
Rats on premises 3
Other causes 47
At three hundred and thirty-two premises the drains have
been tested, examined, exposed, etc.—
On complaint 43
After infectious diseases 75
House-to-house inspection and other causes 214
The usual intimations and statutory notices were served where
defects were found.
In sixty-one instances the drains, etc., were re-constructed
entirely, and in the others the defects found were remedied and
the nuisances abated.
Drains unstopped and repaired 151
Waste pipes trapped and rainwater pipes disconnected
241
New soil pipes fixed 100
Soil pipes and ventilating pipes repaired 34
Intercepting traps fixed 87
The number of premises now on the list for periodical inspection
is 980, as compared with 915 for last year, 907 for 1909,
715 for 1908, 705 for 1907, 525 for 1906, 495 for 1905, 412 for
1904, and 152 for 1903.
Preliminary notices issued numbered 762, and statutory
notices 134.
House-to-House Inspections.—The following tabular
statement shews in what roads house-to-house inspections have
been made during the year, with a summary of the defects found.
In each case the nuisances have been remedied.