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Yards, Areas and Washhouses.
Cleansed 4
Paved, or paving repaired 2
Houses and Workshops, etc.
Rooms cleansed 131
Passages and staircases cleansed 13
Rooms repaired 89
Passages and staircases repaired 19
Fireplaces, repaired or renewed 9
Flues repaired 3
Verminous rooms cleansed 7
Ventilation improved 2
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 33
Gutters repaired 7
Other works to prevent dampness 24
Ash bins.
Provided, repaired, etc. 4
Various.
Accumulations of refuse removed 20
Emission of black smoke abated 1
Other defects remedied 44
Complaints.
During the year 706 complaints were received in respect of the following
i nuisances: —
Aged and infirm persons 5
Animals improperly kept 1
Artificial lighting, absence of, on common staircase 2
Dampness 43
Dilapidations and disrepair 74
Drains, choked or defective 19
Dust 1
Flues, defective 10
Food premises, unsatisfactory conditions in 20
Noise 5
Overcrowding 7
Obnoxious smells 42
Refuse, accumulations of 18
Rodent infestation 243
Roofs, defective 10
Smoke 27
Unsound food 13
Ventilation inadequate 3
Vermin 69
Water, supply inadequate 1
W.C. accommodation inadequate, dirty or defective 16
Miscellaneous 58