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The following is a summary of the principal works completed
under the supervision of the public health inspectors during the year:-
House drains, reconstructed or repaired 163
House drains cleansed 146
Water closets, reconstructed or repaired 80
Water closets, new provided 334
Soil pipes, vent pipes, repaired etc 47
Soil pipes, vent pipes, new provided 109
Baths, new provided 285
Sinks, new provided 212
Lavatory basins, new provided 541
Bidets, new provided 20
Waste pipes, new provided 238
Cisterns, cleansed 4
Dustbins provided 59
Accumulations of filth, etc. removed 147
Roofs repaired 147
Dampness in dwellings remedied 189
Artificial lighting to staircases provided 7
Houses disinfected after infectious disease
(including bedding, etc.) 185
Rooms in such houses, disinfected after
infectious disease 291
Houses cleansed 4
Verminous houses cleansed (including bedding,
clothing, etc.) 584
Verminous rooms in such houses, cleansed 1,544
Other sanitary works executed 325
HOUSING
Inspection of dwelling houses during the year
(i) (a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Act) 8,188
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 28,643
(ii) (a) Dwelling houses (including those under
sub-head (i) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 191
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 608
(iii) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 880
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 610
Action tinder statutory powers during the year
(a) Premises repaired after service of formal
notice under the Public Health (London) Act:-
(1) By owners 263
(ii) By local authority in default 7