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65
Totals.
Verminous conditions.
Rooms disinfested 141
Number of houses concerned 68
Beds and bedding disinfested 11
Floors of rooms cleansed 72
Animals.
Nuisances from improper keeping in rooms abated —
Nuisances from improper keeping on the premises abated —
Drainage systems, &c.
Drainage systems repaired or renewed, partly or wholly 58
Plumbing defects remedied (soil pipes, waste pipes, &c ) 109
Hoofs, rainwater pipes and gutters repaired or renewed 243
Water supply.
Water supply provided to tenements 27
Number of houses concerned 25
Sinks provided to tenements 67
Number of houses concerned 62
Water cisterns cleansed or covered 17
Water- Closets.
Additional provided 8
Flushing cisterns repaired 47
Removed from improper position 3
Yards, &c., Paving, &c.
Yards or open spaces newly paved and drained or repaired 84
Bathrooms.
New provided 6
Dust Bins.
Repaired or renewed 38
Miscellaneous.
Window cords repaired or renewed 314
Window fittings repaired or renewed 247
Filth and refuse removed from rooms 31
Washing (of clothes) accommodation provided 3
Coppers repaired or renewed 55
Suitably ventilated food cupboards provided 56
Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed 55
Common staircases repaired 88
Common staircases provided with adequate means of natural light 9
Common staircases provided with adequate means of artificial light 4
Houses or parts cleansed {excluding verminous rooms) 351
Number of rooms concerned 1123
Dampness in houses or parts abated 191
Dilapidated houses or parts repaired 235
Tenement Houses.
During the year five additional tenement houses were placed upon
the Register and at the end of the year the total number of tenement
houses on the Register was 1,559. During the year, 721 tenement
houses were inspected and 3,325 defects were discovered.
Common Lodging Houses and Seamen's Lodging Houses.
None exists in the Borough.
Businesses of Rag and Bone Dealers.
There is only one place in the Borough where the business of a
dealer in Rags, etc., is carried on.