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84
Complaints.
During 1909, 848 complaints were made of the existence of insanitary
conditions. A list of the matters of which complaint was made is given
below:—
Accumulations, offensive 4
„ of garden and other refuse 6
Animals, improperly kept 17
„ dead 8
Dampness in premises 26
Dirty premises 13
Drains, bad condition of 23
„ defective 19
„ stopped 16
Dust, non-removal 84
Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated 38
„ absence of, or insufficient 22
Insanitary condition of premises 27
Illness attributable to insanitary conditions 8
Manure not removed 3
Overcrowded premises 12
Rats, nuisance from 9
Roadways, condition of 10
Roofs and gutters, defective and leaky 11
Rubbish, nuisance from burning 6
Smells 35
„ on premises 15
„ from road gullies 1
„ „ sewer ventilators 51
„ „ stables 3
„ „ drains, &c. 24
„ ,, water closets 14
„ „ manure 5
Smoke nuisances 8
Underground rooms illegally occupied 7
Unsound food 2
Urinals, condition of 5
Vacant land, insanitary state of 7
Verminous condition of premises 11
Water, absence of 182
„ leakage of 11
Water cisterns,dirty, &c 7
Water closets, accommodation insufficient or absence of 1
„ defective or insanitary 20
„ stopped 5
„ without water 9
„ „ proper flush 7
Yard paving defective 2
Miscellaneous 54
Total 848