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140
New soil pans provided where broken or unsuitable 3
Foul soil pans cleansed 13
Roof guttering and rain-water pipes repaired 82
Roofs made watertight 142
Water supplies to houses reinstated 29
Water service fittings repaired 1
Water services for domestic purposes altered or
repaired 1
Ventilation of W.C.'s improved 0
Nuisances from dampness abated 42
Accumulations of dung and refuse removed 34
Public house urinals cleansed and repaired 8
Bye-laws enforced 110
Overcrowding abated 3
Other nuisances remedied, chiefly dilapidations 214
Drains tested by the application of the smoke drain
test, of which 22.4 per cent, were proved
defective 329
Cisterns cleaned and covered 1
Inundations 11
Nuisances from the improper keeping of animals 2
Dung receptacles provided or repaired 2
Water closets newly constructed 33
DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTIONS AND
RECONSTRUCTIONS.
New drainage systems, of which plans and particulars were submitted
for approval and duly authorised, have been laid at the
undermentioned premises:—
29, White Post Lane, new W.C.
Siderosthen Paint Works, Roach Road, new foreman's cottage.
Messrs. Broadwood, Smeed Road, factory addition.
Messrs. Anderson, Felt Works, Roach Road, entire system.
St. Katherine's Convent, Bow Road, reconstructed residence.