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Roofs repaired in 132 premises
Stairs repaired in 75 ,,
Floors repaired in 111 ,,
Hearth stones and jambs provided in 57 ,,
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repaired throughout in 236 ,,
Ditto ditto in part in 543 ,,
Sashes repaired in 75 ,,
Ventilation provided under ground floors in 4 ,,
Water closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed, repaired, and fitted to
"Shoreditch Model" in 602 ,,
Water restored or newly laid on to water closets in 609 ,,
Obstructions in water closets removed in 27 ,,
Water closets in close, dark and otherwise injurious situations removed
into light and air in 30 ,,
Water supplied direct from main in lieu of cisterns in 137 ,,
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired in 35 ,,
Yards and areas lime-washed in 400 ,,
Dust bins provided in 478 ,,
Dust bins repaired in 44 ,,
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete in 750 ,,
Yard paving repaired and rendered impervious in 56 ,,
Areas and forecourts paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete in 193 ,,
Sculleries ditto ditto in 94 „
Premises unfit for habitation closed 37 ,,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Overcrowding abated in 11 premises
Dead bodies removed from 7 ,,
Animals, kept so as to be a nuisance, removed from 7 ,,
INFECTIOUS DISEASE (NOTIFICATION) ACT.
1221 Certificates were received of cases occurring in 916 houses.
The Act has worked without friction; where it has been necessary to remove sick
persons to a hospital, the friends have usually been easily persuaded by Inspector Lear
to accept that advantage and security. The number so removed has been 335.