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APPENDIX C.
List of Sanitary Improvements effected during the Year.
Cleansing—
Premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, or whitewashed 3,504
Workshops ditto ditto ditto 579
House Drains—
Drains relaid 312
Drains amended 70
Drains cleared 286
Drains trapped and ventilated 9
Rain water pipes and waste pipes disconnected 5
Sink and bath waste pipes trapped 69
Water Closets—
W.C.'s repaired, cleansed, &c. 1,468
W.C.'s refitted with new pans and traps 270
W.C.'s supplied with water, and water supply apparatus 501
W.C.'s ventilated 18
W.C.'s rebuilt 11
New W.C.'s provided 36
Partitions provided round W.C.'s to separate same from
workshops 4
Water Supply—
Houses provided with water supply 133
House supply disconnected from W.C. cistern 1
Cisterns supplied, repaired and cleaned 11
Miscellaneous—
Paving of yards 507
Washhouses paved 40
Forecourt and Areas paved and drained 32
Stables paved and drained 9
Removal of accumulation of Dung and other refuse 135
Removal of Animals improperly kept 40
New Dung-pits provided and covers for same 13
Premises closed previous to executing the necessary repairs 42
Gutters, Rainwater Pipes and Waste Pipes repaired 603
Illegal occupation of Basements discontinued 5
Overcrowding abated 212
Urinal accommodation provided 6
Grids provided to Gullies 14
Urinals supplied with proper Water Supply 1
Urinals cleaned 13
Dust Shoots repaired and Receptacles provided 721
Vacant lands cleansed 2
Yards cleansed 177
Indecent occupation discontinued 10
Verminous Rooms remedied 336
Damp Rooms remedied 99
Lighting and Ventilation improved 77
Total 10,381