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No. of New W.C. flushing cisterns fixed 14
„ W.C.'s cleansed and repaired 8
„ W.C. water supply restored 11
„ Sanitary dustbins supplied 12
,, Roofs repaired 17
„ Rain-water pipes and gutters fixed 12
„ Surface of ground adjoining houses paved 27
„ Houses cleansed 26
„ Cisterns cleansed, repaired, &c. 7
„ „ covers supplied 6
,, Nuisances from overcrowding 3
„ Other nuisances 53
It will be seen that the number of House-to-House Inspections
this year are somewhat below the number inspected last year. This
is due in a great measure to the reorganisation of the offices and
being without the services of a Second Assistant for two months.
Of course, it must not be inferred that all the houses inspected
and reported as "No Nuisances existing" are in a thoroughly
Sanitary condition, but means that on the date of visit no Nuisance
for which a Notice could be served under the Public Health Acts
existed on the premises inspected, and I think the Council are to be
congratulated on their policy of House Inspection as exemplified in
the Report.
I feel that it should be placed on record that as a rule the
occupiers of houses do not place any difficulty in the way of
the Inspectors going through their premises. This to my mind
tends to show that the knowledge of Sanitation with respect to the
people's health, which is the people's wealth, is becoming recognised
more and more as Education advances ; indeed, our experience
teaches us that the public mind is in advance of the antiquated
Public Health Act, 1875, under which so much of our work has to
be done, our attention being constantly called to dangerous stairs,
broken banister rails, smoky kitchen ranges, &c., which we
cannot touch.