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Sanitary Circumstances.
The following table sets out in summarised form the details of
the main work of the Department in relation to sanitation:—
Sanitary Operations. 1959.
Inspections-
Complaints 2,832
Rouses let in lodgings 23
Rent Act 376
Slum clearance 1,875
Urinals and conveniences 170
Caravans 205
Water certificates 40
Infectious disease cases—
Notifiable 477
Non-notifiable 95
Drainage 3,082
Smoke Control Area 1,196
Other visits 3,013
Re-inspections 10,521
Notices served-
Intimation 1,074
Satutory (Infectious
Disease) 91
Statutory (Nuisance) 554
L.C.C. (General
Powers) Acts 75
Summonses issued 81
Magistrates' Orders
tained 22
Dangerous structures
referred to District
Surveyor 129
Water waste referred to
M.W.B. 58
Work carried out—
Drains—
Smoke tests 103
Water tests 725
Found defective 55
Repaired 71
Reconstructed 39
Sealed off 81
Ventilated 50
Cleared 164
Frontages laid 16
Roofs repaired 493
Rainwater pipes and
gutters
paired 253
Work carried out—Contd.
Dampness remedied 735
Waste pipes renewed/
repaired 66
Water closets repaired
or cleansed 160
Water closets installed 135
Water cisterns cleansed
or repaired 22
Water supplies reinstated
57
Water fittings renewed
or repaired 5
Additional water supply
to tenement houses 2
Water certificates issued 8
Sinks, lavatory basins,
baths renewed 105
Plaster renewed 540
Floors and stairs repaired
254
Doors and windows repaired
362
Fireplaces and flues
repaired 120
Additional lighting,
ventilation 1
Rooms cleansed 72
Premises disinfested 342
Dustbins provided 48
Yard paving renewed
or repaired 53
Other defects remedied 289
Premises disinfected 886
Articles disinfected 4,642
Personal Cleansing
Treatments—
To adults 221
To children 1,259
Rodent Control—
Premises dealt with—
Rats 180
Mice 69
Inspections 3,231