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The following is a summary of works completed under the
supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-
House drains, reconstructed or repaired 231
House drains cleansed 152
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired 95
Water closets, new provided 422
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc 47
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided 148
Baths, new provided 533
Sinks, new provided 198
Lavatory basins, new provided 681
Bidets, new provided 8
Waste pipes, new provided 244
Cisterns, cleansed 1
Taps fixed on rising main 1
Yards and areas paved, drained, etc 2
Dustbins provided 104
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed 154
Hoofs repaired 170
Houses provided with water above basement level 3
Dampness in dwellings remedied 178
Artificial lighting to staircases provided 4
Houses disinfected after infectious disease
(including bedding., etc.) 205
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after
infectious disease 313
Houses cleansed 5
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding,
clothing, etc.) 505
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed 1,181
Other sanitary works executed 466
HOUSING
Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
(i) (a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Act) 1,112
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 26,091
(ii) (a) Dwelling houses (including those under
head (i) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations,1925 176
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 520
(iii) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 1,010
Remedy of defects without service of formal notices
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action under
the Housing or Public Health Acts 616