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House Drainage.- Nineteen drains have been constructed,
189 drainage systems have been reconstructed or repaired; 451
such systems have also been opened, cleansed and amended;
25 surface drains have been constructed; 89 drains and soil
pipes have been ventilated; 320 systems have been tested by
smoke, 428 by water, of which number 93 were found to be
defective; 39 new soil pipes and 332 traps have been fixed,
together with 43 intercepting chambers and fresh-air inlets, and
96 other chambers.
Nineteen new covers to manholes have been provided.
Fifty-seven systems have been sealed oil or slurried up. Five
forecourts, 9 areas, and 56 yards drained; 48 water-closets have
been erected; 124 cleansed and repaired; 73 w.c. doors and
seats repaired or provided. A pan, trap and water supply have
been furnished throughout in 68 cases; pan and traps only
furnished in 266 cases; pans only in 9 cases, and other fittings
provided or improved in 227 cases, whilst the water supply has
been renewed in 19 instances. Public-house urinals have been
cleansed and repaired in 31 instances.
During the year special attention was given to the condition
of the Public House Urinals in the Borough, and a Sub-Committee
was appointed to view such urinals and report upon the question,
with the result that it was found in many instances there was
not adequate screening to secure the privacy of the users, and
further the accommodation provided generally was not sufficient.
Your Medical Officer of Health therefore communicated
with the Brewers concerned, and plans have been submitted for
enlarging and improving such urinals, and the necessary alterations
either have been carried out or are in hand.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.—No applications
were received during the year for certificates under these Acts.
Horse Slaughterer.—The one horse slaughtering premises
in the Borough has been inspected on two occasions and the
cleansing of the premises duly carried out.
Scavenging and Refuse Disposal.— The new Refuse
Screening and Disposal Plant and Buildings have been in use
during the whole of the year and have dealt with a considerable
amount of material. Unfortunately during the whole of the
summer months large quantities of screened refuse material
accumulated and caused great nuisance in the neighbourhood from