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Summary.
Number of houses inspected 775
Number of houses in which a result was obtained from
test (chemical) applied to drains 48
Number of houses in which other nuisances were
found to exist 661
Number of houses in which no nuisances were found
to exist 114
Nature of all Nuisances found and dealt with under the
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, or the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891.
Dirty premises (walls, ceilings, etc.) 93
Defective roofs, gutters, and rain-water pipes, etc. 250
Defective yard pavings 263
Defective flushing apparatus in w.c.s. 38
W.C. pans foul 5
Drinking water taps defective 7
Drains stopped 7
Floors, windows, doors, and sash-cords defective 226
No dust bins (or dust bins defective or dilapidated) 73
Damp premises 243
Overcrowding 7
Defective w.c.s. 18
Defective drains 48
Defective or deficient vent. or soil pipes 5
Defective sink wastes (or not under-trapped) 115
Defective manhole covers 3
Animals improperly kept 1
Cisterns uncovered or improperly covered 3
Improper water supplies (not from main direct, etc.) 50
Forecourts insufficiently paved, or unpaved 33
W.C.s insufficiently lighted and ventilated 1
Want of Ventilation under floors 115