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20
Sanitary Circumstances.
The following table sets out in summarised form the details of
the main work of the Department in relation to sanitation:—
Summary of Main Operations for the Year 1956.
Sanitary Operations.
Inspections—
Complaints 3,471
Houses let in lodgings 36
Certificates of Disrepair 105
Slum clearance 653
Urinals and conveniences 199
Caravans 78
Water certificates 98
Infectious disease cases—
Notifiable 701
Non-notifiable 161
Tuberculosis 61
Drainage inspections 2,073
Other visits 2,200
Re-inspections 15,290
Notices served—
Intimation 1,882
Statutory (Secs. 197 and
200) 87
Statutory (Fifth
Schedule) 946
Summonses issued 140
Magistrates' Orders obtained
34
Work carried out—
Drains—
Smoke tests 89
Water tests 617
Found defective 56
Repaired 116
Reconstructed 22
Sealed off 14
Ventilated 38
Frontages laid 15
Roofs repaired 726
Rainwater pipes and
gutters
paired 349
Dampness remedied 834
Waste pipes renewed/
repaired 124
Work carried out—(contd.)
Water closets repaired
or cleansed 292
Water closets installed 75
Water cisterns cleansed
or repaired 69
Water supplies reinstated
174
Water fittings renewed
or repaired 138
Water certificates issued 204
Sinks, lavatory basins,
baths renewed 49
Plaster renewed 625
Floors and stairs repaired
223
Doors and windows repaired
457
Fireplaces and flues
repaired 178
Additional lighting,
ventilation
Rooms cleansed 82
Premises disinfested 140
Dustbins provided 90
Yard paving renewed
or repaired 70
Dangerous structures
referred to District
Surveyor 157
Other defects remedied 454
Premises disinfected 720
Articles disinfected 5,559
Personal Cleansing
Treatments—
To adults 262
To children 1,517
Rodent Control—
Premises dealt with—
Rats 199
Mice 81
Inspections 3,347