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SUMMARY OF WORKS CARRIED OUT BY SANITARY
INSPECTORS DURING THE YEAR 1922.
Houses and Premises:—
*Total number of inspections 1014
House to House inspections 291
Inspections on Complaints 269
Inspections after infectious disease (Zymotic, pneumonia, etc.) 428
Miscellaneous inspections 31
Houses and premises or parts thereof cleansed and repaired 512
Defective roofs, gutters, and rain water pipes repaired 405
Damp walls remedied 54
New and proper dust-bins provided 324
Ashpits demolished 16
Water closet walls and ceilings cleansed and repaired 253
Water closets provided with light and ventilation 6
Washhouses, forecourts, areas, etc., cleansed, repaired, or
paving repaired 36
Yards cleansed, repaired, or paving repaired 76
Sink, bath and lavatory waste pipes provided or repaired 68
Miscellaneous repairs 916
Premises disinfected after Zymotic diseases 294
Rooms disinfected after Tubercular and other diseases 120
Rooms disinfected for verminous conditions 207
Drainage:—
Drains constructed or reconstructed 15
Drains cleansed and repaired 87
Drains trapped 8
Water closets, new pans and traps provided 62
Additional water closet accommodation provided 3
Ante-syphonage pipes provided to water closets 8
Ventilating pipes repaired 87
Drains and soil pipes ventilated and new soil ventilating
pipes provided 19
Rain water pipes disconnected and caused to discharge over
properly trapped gullies 3
Water Supply:—
Water supply to premises reinstated 21
To tenement houses (upper stories) 1
Water closets provided with a water supply, or flushing
apparatus repaired 136
Drinking water cisterns cleansed, repaired and covered 39
* This number does not include revisits or inspections of premises where
no defects were found.