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occasion the common living room, the kitchen and bedrooms
were found to be kept in a cleanly and orderly condition.
Although the premises are registered for 49 persons it is
found that the rooms are seldom fully occupied, and the
average number of persons using the premises at night is 25.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
I have for several years had to report frequent and serious
nuisance from the emission of black smoke by the chimney shafts
of factories in the district. Proceedings taken by the Council
against the offenders have had the effect of reducing this
nuisance to a minimum, and it is gratifying to note that during
the past year very few complaints have been received, and on no
occasion was it. found necessary to institute proceedings. I
should like further to state that the owners of factories have
shown every desire and have willingly done whatever was
possible to prevent the occurrence of this nuisance.
NUISANCES.
The work of the Department so far as relates to the abatement
of nuisances and sanitary work generally is summarised in the
appended table. It will be observed that 1,027 premises were
inspected by reason of complaint, 1,253 for purposes of special
enquiry and 2,695 for various purposes. 614 drains were examined,
and of these 116 were found to be so defective as to require
entire reconstruction, in 132 instances the conditions were
amended, the remaining 366 being found in a satisfactory state.
In all instances after inspection has been made notices are served
upon the owners to remedy the defects. Altogether 2,149
intimation notices and 464 statutory notices were served. In
order to keep the work required by these notices nnder
supervision 11,591 visits were paid by the inspectors. The
table shows the number of visits paid for various purposes.