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675
NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS
REMEDIED.
Dirty premises, cleansed and whitewashed 178
Dampness in dwellings remedied . 130
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, etc., repaired 81
Defective drain inlets remedied 1
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed 5
Public-house urinals cleansed (after intimation) 1
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s
with insufficient water supply made satisfactory 22
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 60
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 17
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 3
W.C.'s removed to more sanitary positions 4
Separate flushing cisterns fixed to w.c.'s which were previously
flushed directly from dietary cisterns
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c. accommodation
10
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed 30
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and 3
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved
Dirty yards cleansed 1
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 5
Yards drained —
Gully and other traps inside houses removed 2
Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to discharge
in open-air over proper syphon gullies 1
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped,
and made to discharge in open-air over gullies 60
Defective waste-pipes repaired 24
Foul water-cisterns cleansed 5
Carried forward . 643