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Sanitary Circumstances.
The following table sets out in summarised form the details of
the work of the Department in relation to sanitation:—
Inspections—
Complaints 3,105
Rent Act 153
Urinals and conveniences 290
Caravans 305
Water certificates 65
Infectious disease cases—
Notifiable 452
Non-notifiable 119
Drainage 3,338
Shops (Shops Act) 205
Rag flock premises 12
Pet shops 20
Hairdressers 141
Rodent Control 2,992
Other visits 5,194
Re-inspections 10,376
Notices served—
Intimation 1,278
Statutory (Infectious
Disease) 28
Statutory (Nuisance) 675
L.C.C. (General
Powers) Acts 157
Summonses issued 94
Magistrates' Orders obtained
32
Other work carried out—
Dangerous structures
referred to District
Surveyor 108
Water waste referred to
M.W.B 31
Drains—
Smoke tests 131
Water tests 1,231
Found defective 80
Water certificates issued 12
Premises disinfected 884
Articles disinfected 5,423
Personal Cleansing
Treatments—
To adults 142
To children 640
Defects Remedied—
Drains—•
Repaired 107
Reconstructed 69
Sealed off 27
Ventilated 51
Cleared 183
Frontages laid 27
Roofs repaired 605
Rainwater pipes and
gutters renewed /re-
paired 274
Dampness remedied 789
Waste pipes renewed/
repaired 116
Water closets repaired
or cleansed 104
Water closets installed 165
Water cistern cleansed
or repaired 20
Water supplies rein-
stated 70
Water fittings renewed
or repaired 59
Additional water supply
to tenement houses -
Sinks, lavatory basins,
baths renewed 170
Plaster renewed 671
Floors and stairs re-
paired 245
Doors and windows re-
paired 345
Fireplaces and flues
repaired 99
Additional lighting,
ventilation 3
Rooms cleansed 20
Premises disinfested 271
Dustbins provided 66
Yard paving renewed
or repaired 70
Other defects remedied 326
Rodent control—
Premises dealt with—
Rats 209
Mice 171