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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:—
1920.
1920.
Complaints received and dealt
Sanitary Work completed:—
with
1,015
Drains:—
Premises inspected on complaint,
&c.
1,797
Manholes built
repaired aud
423
House to house inspection
2,834
cleansed
337
Subsequent visits
20,886
„ covers fixed or
repaired
418
Premises (registered), visits to
3,241
Overcrowding found
3
Tested by smoke
30
Other infringements
556
,, chemical
147
Sanitary Work completed:—
,, water
556
Houses:—
air
20
Cleansed throughout
516
Fresh air inlets fixed or
„ partially
913
repaired
187
Overcrowding—rooms
20
Soil Pipes:—
Light or ventilation
proved
310
Fixed
319
Ventilated
214
Roofs repaired
565
Repaired
333
Floors and staircases repaired
608
Tested by smoke
159
„ chemical
152
Underground rooms:—
Illegal use
4
„ water
66
Closed
3
„ air
170
Yards, areas, paved or repaired
417
Water-closets:—
Constructed..
1,139
Damp walls remedied
240
Repaired
674
Offensive refuse removed
282
Ventilated and light improved
412
Keeping of animals discontinued
37
Cleansed or limewashed
998
Verminous premises cleansed
196
V entilated lobbies provided
336
Filthy or unwholesome beddine.
&c.
16
Unstopped ..
17*
DrainB:—
Traps ventilated
850
Constructed
219
Flushing cisterns fixed
1,173
Amended and repaired
303
„ „ repaired
419
Ventilated
164
Waste Pipes:—
Unstopped and cleansed
150
Constructed
1,941
Interceptor traps fixed
107
Repaired
278
Cleansed and scaled off from
sewer
61
Unstopped
136
Trapped
2,174
Gully traps fixed
810
Ventilated
1,789
Defective traps abolished
223
Disconnected from drain
134