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35
ANNUAL REPORT OF SENIOR SANITARY INSPECTOR.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of Mitcham.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my annual summary of the work carried out
in the Borough during the year 1935 by myself and Inspectors
A. W. Lock, L. Gleed and P. D. O'Grady (resigned).
Total number of visits paid 9870
Number of complaints received and investigated 419
Number of premises inspected 2785
Number of premises revisited 4636
Number of nuisances discovered 1272
Number of nuisances abated without report 1316
Number of nuisances abated after report 155
Number of intimatory notices served 1167
Number of statutory notices served 189
Notices followed by legal proceedings. Nil.
Number of revisits to infected houses 183
Number of house drains tested 13
Number of drains found defective 2
Number of tests applied to new drainwork 6
Character of Work Done.
Houses repaired and cleansed generally 544
Overcrowding cases abated 15
Roofs repaired 304
Damp walls remedied 20
Eaves, guttering and spouting renewed or repaired 169
Water closets renewed, repaired or cleaned 91
Water closet flushing cisterns and flush pipes
renewed or repaired 56
Water cisterns cleansed or covered 21
Water supply to houses reinstated 2
Back yards paved or paving repaired 103
Floors repaired 142
Dustbins provided 513
Premises where animals improperly kept were
removed or improved 2