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Lime-whiting was required in 3 instances in May, and in 12
in October.
General Sanitary
Proceedings.
During the year 4,725 houses and premises
were inspected, and the total number of
nuisances dealt with amounted to 6,429, of these 5,663
were abated under notice and 761 without; 2,465 notices
were served, viz.: 2,220 preliminary and 245 Statutory.
The Table on page 113 gives a statement of the
nuisances dealt with that can be conveniently classified.
In addition 1,374 nuisances were dealt with besides those
in the Table, and the following were some of the works
executed to remedy them:—459 water-closets disconnected
from drinking-water cisterns and a separate supply laid
on, 191 water-closet apparatuses renewed, 125 soil-pipes
renewed, 34 soil-pipes repaired, 160 soil-pipes ventilated,
12 defective ventilating pipes repaired, 10 water-closet
apartments ventilated, 48 floors repaired, 29 walls repaired,
3 areas lowered below floor level, 2 wash-houses rebuilt,
3 windows repaired, 49 leaky water fittings repaired,
7 bath and lavatory waste-pipes repaired, 12 leaky sinks
repaired, 29 waste-pipes repaired, 10 stable yards paved,
7 workshops cleansed, 2 water supplies laid on to factories,
15 new manure receptacles constructed, 2 privies cleansed,
2 sinks replaced with new ones, 2 new slop sinks fixed,
and 5 cisterns replaced. Other nuisances were as
follows:—18 damp houses, 31 dilapidated houses, 15 cases
of water in basements, 7 cases of surface water, 4 cases
of stagnant water, 2 cases of burning refuse, 6 smoke
nuisances, foul bedding, 2 cases of rats, 2 cases of dead
bodies of animals, and animals kept so as to be a nuisance—
pigs, 4 instances; rabbits, 3; dogs, 1; fowls, 3; and
pigeons, 1.
The drains of 389 houses and premises have been