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Particulars of the Sanitary operations of the year are
given in Table XIII. of the combined Report. The
number of house to house inspections was 1121, this is
below the average of systematic house to house
inspection, and is to be accounted for in the circumstances
that the Inspectors have to devote a very great
part of their time to the water testing of new drains in
accordance with the recent regulations of the Board,
which make it encumbent upon builders to have the
drains so tested before being covered in; 3690 such
drain inspections were made, the water test being applied
in 1798 cases. The number of drains tested in old
houses was 368. First notices were served in 867
instances to remedy defects and abate nuisances (an
increase of 179 upon the previous year), for which
only 33 statutory notices were required to be served.
Many unclassified works have been executed voluntarily
by the owners and occupiers of houses.
414 rooms and. one cab have been disinfected after
infectious disease, the agency being sulphur.
In 155 instances the bedding was stoved.