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SUMMARY OF NUISANCES AND OTHEE MATTERS
REPORTED ON AND WORK DONE DURING
THE YEAR, 1912.
Houses and Pkemises :—
House.to.house inspections ... .. ... 470
'■'•'Reported on respecting nuisances complained of 513
Reported on with reference to infectious cases 268
Cleansed, whitewashed, aud repaired 209
Defective roofs repaired 107
Disinfected after communicable diseases 216
*Disiufected for Tubercular and other diseases 61
Rooms disinfected for verminous conditions 354
Cases of overcrowding abated 13
Dust.bins, new, provided 56
Ashpits demolished
U nderground rooms occupied contrary to Act
Inspections of restaurant kitchens 82
Drainage :—.
Drains opened, cleansed, and made sound
,, trapped with stoneware gullies
Water.closets cleansed and repaired 61
Water.closets, new pans and traps provided 97
Spout drains cleansed, repaired, or renewed 52
Sink, bath, and lavatory waste pipes provided and
repaired 131
Drains and soil pipes ventilated or repaired 34
Soil pipes, new, provided 31
Additional w.c. accommodation provided 8
Water Supply :—
Eor domestic purposes, provided where cut off by
Water Board ... ... ... .. ... 12
For water.closets, or check cisterns provided and
repaired ... ... ... ... ... ... 98
Main cisterns cleaned or repaired ... ... 17
„ new covers provided ... ... ... 13
,, new, provided ... ... ... ... —
Water certificates, issued in respect of newly erected
dwelling.houses ... ... ... .. ... —
Nuisances abated arising from :—
Keeping of animals ... ... ... ... ... 9
Accumulations of manure and other filth ... ... 33
Yards, areas, and wash.houses paved or drained ... 60
Smoke ... ... ... ... . . ... ... —
Miscellaneous :—
Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary
reasons 5
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station 1279
•This does not include re-visits to premises to ascertain works in
progress, or premises visited where no nuisances are found to exist,
which, if added, would at least be treble the number of visits made.