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The following sanitary defects were discovered
during the year :—
Dirty rooms
6,290
Defective drains and choked
w.c.'s
839
Defective and dirty w.c.'s
2,556
Defective water supply
348
Defective paving
750
Defective gutters and rainwater
pipes
930
Defective roofs
2,073
Dampness
1,083
Defective dustbins
1,308
Smoke nuisances
14
Overcrowding
30
Other defects
10,900
Total
27,121
The work of the outdoor staff is reflected in the
volume of clerical work associated with sanitary
administration.
During the year in addition to recording the above
mentioned nuisances and defects, 5,962 Preliminary
Notices and 2,722 Statutory Notices requiring the
remedying of Nuisances were written and served.
The legal proceedings which were necessary to
enforce the Notices served are reported on in the
appendix to this report.
At the beginning of the year there were 840
premises with nuisances outstanding. During the
year, nuisances at 6,005 premises were abated and
989 premises with nuisances outstanding were carried
forward to 1936.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are 4 such premises in the Borough, and
the Inspectors paid 45 visits to them. Three sanitary
notices were served.