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100
Complaints.
During 1907, 931 complaints were made of the existence of
insanitary conditions. A list of the matters of which complaint was
made is given below :—
Accumulations, offensive 6
,, of garden and other refuse 21
Animals, keeping of 13
„ dead 3
Carpet beating 2
Dampness in premises 25
Dirty premises 19
Drains, bad condition of 26
,, defective 30
,, stopped 20
Dust, non-removal 88
Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated 101
,, absence of, or insufficient 26
,, improperly placed 4
Gipsies 1
Insanitary condition of premises 25
Illness attributable to defective drains 12
Manure not removed 7
Overcrowded premises 18
Rats, nuisance from 7
Roadways, condition of 7
Roofs and gutters, defective 9
Rubbish, nuisance from burning 9
Smells 23
,, on premises 19
,, from road gullies 11
,, „ sewer ventilators 60
,, ,, stables 2
,, „ drains, &c. 15
,, ,, water closets 4
,, ,, manure 6
Smoke nuisances 4
Urinals, condition of 7
Unsound food 2
Vacant land, insanitary state of 6
Verminous condition of premises 2
Water closets, accommodation insufficient or absence of 7
,, defective or insanitary 19
„ stopped 3
without water 2
,, „ proper flush 3