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repaired; 389 premises have been cleansed, lime-washed, and
repaired; in 111 cases the ventilation has been improved; in 220
cases the walls and ceilings have been cleansed throughout; in
234 cases the cleansing has been carried out in a portion of the
premises; in 397 cases leaky house roofs and gutters have been
repaired. Sinks, lavatories, bath waste-pipes have been attended
to in 256 cases; 281 stack pipes have also been amended; 111
nuisances from dampness generally have been abated; dampness
of the house walls remedied in 103 cases; other nuisances,
principally of dilapidations and want of under floor ventilation,
have been attended to in 69 cases; whilst one house has been
abolished as unfit for habitation.
Houses Let in Lodgings. In consequence of recent
decisions bearing upon these By-laws, it was found necessary to
have new By-laws drafted, and accordingly this question has
occasioned considerable correspondence with the Local Government
Board, and once more these By-laws have been duly
sanctioned by the Local Government Board. No special work
has been carried out under these By-laws during the year, and,
although we are now fully aware of a large number of properties
which come within the scope of these By-laws, in many of which
cases the occupiers would be considerably benefited by the
imposition of the requirements specified under the By-laws, yet,
with the present staff, I do not see how any of this very necessary
work can be attempted, much less carried out satisfactorily.
House Drainage. Four hundred and thirty-five house
drainage systems have been reconstructed or repaired; 220 also
have been opened, cleansed and amended; 91 new systems and
590 surface drains have been constructed; 164 drains have been