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Under the House-to-House Inspections Regulations, or Order,
of 2nd September, 1910, certain classifications are required, so as to
secure uniformity of statistics throughout the various sanitary
districts, and, adopting this classification, the results in connection
with the 358 houses inspected during 1914 may be tabulated as
follows:—
i. Arrangements for preventing contamination of Water Supplies.
(a) Drinking water from the main 355
(b) Drinking water from cisterns 3
(c) Cisterns uncovered or improperly covered 1
(d) Defective water taps 7
ii. Water Closet Accommodation.
(a) Defective water closets 7
(b) Foul water closets 4
(c) Water closets insufficiently lighted and
lated —
(d) Defective water closet flushing apparatus 11
(e) Defective or deficient ventilating or soil pipes 5
Hi. Drainage (with Results of Tests).
(a) Results from chemical tests 9
(b) No results from chemical tests 349
(c) Drainage stopped —
(d) Defective manhole covers
(e) Defective mica valves 6
iv. Condition as to Light, Circulation of Air, Dampness and
ness.
(ia) Light and circulation of air limited 58
(b) Damp premises 70
(r) Dirty premises 171
(d) Overcrowded premises 5
v. Paving, Drainage and Sanitary Condition of Yard or
houses belonging or connected with the Dwelling Houses.
(a) Defective yard paving 87
(ib) Insufficiently paved forecourts 11
vi. Arrangements for House Refuse.
(a) No dust bins, or dust bins defective or dilapidated 18
(b) Want of proper dung receptacles —
(c) Accumulations of manure 1
vii. Any Underground Rooms so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation.
(a) Underground rooms occupied in contravention
of Section 17, Sub-section 7 —