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PART II.
C. House Inspection, &c.
Below is a list of details of the work done in connection with
insanitary conditions. In many cases some of the work specified was
in premises, parts of which were occupied as workshops:—
1914.
Complaints received and dealt
with 942
Premises inspected on complaint,
&c 1,020
House to house inspection 5.405
Subsequent visits 24,158
Premises (registered), visits to 6,006
Overcrowding found 28
Other infringements 876
Sanitary Work completed :—
Houses:—
Cleansed throughout 283
„ partially 1,181
Overcrowding abated—rooms 52
Light or ventilation improved
266
Roofs repaired 434
Floors and staircases repaired
485
Underground rooms :—
Illegal use 17
Closed 14
Yards, areas, paved or repaired
540
Damp walls remedied 195
Offensive refuse removed 328
Keeping of animals discontinued
14
Verminous premises cleansed 257
Filthy or unwholesome bedding,
&c.7
Drains:—
Constructed 304
Amended and repaired 328
Ventilated 285
Unstopped and cleansed 168
Interceptor traps fixed 191
Cleansed and sealed off from
sewer 42
Gully traps fixed 1,280
Defective traps abolished .. 269
1914.
Sanitary Work completed :—
Drains :—
Manholes built 650
„ repaired and
cleansed 323
„ covers fixed or
repaired 626
Tested by smoke 237
,, chemical 260
„ water 593
„ air 59
Fresh air inlets fixed or
repaired 311
Soil Pipes
Fixed 402
Ventilated 338
Repaired 273
Tested by smoke 225
Tested by chemical 276
„ water 209
„ air 164
Water-closets:—
Constructed 1,122
Repaired 978
Ventilated and light improved
485
Cleansed or limewashed 1,008
Ventilated lobbies provided
380
Unstopped 146
Traps ventilated 932
Flushing cisterns fixed 1,291
„ „ repaired 403
Waste Pipes:—
Constructed 1,295
Repaired 210
Unstopped 69
Trapped 1,740
Ventilated 1,413
Disconnected 364