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54 Medical Officer of Health Annual Report.
repaired, 41 ventilating pipes repaired, 2 new urinals constructed,
3 privies abolished, 27 new manure pits constructed,
133 new ashpits provided, 71 leaky water fittings repaired,
9 drinking water supplies laid on from the main, 10 new
sinks fixed, 39 new baths and lavatory basins provided,
14 baths and lavatories repaired, 5 cases of burning refuse,
6 cases of stagnant water, 9 cases of rats, 9 houses with
water in the basements, 38 damp houses remedied, ceilings
of 32 houses, floors of 47, walls of 16, windows of 24,
steps of 3, and fire-grates of 3 were repaired, leaky gas
fittings, school yard paved, station yard cleansed, dirty
bedding, fish offal, cases of animals kept so as to be a
nuisance (fowls 2, ducks 2) cottage floor constructed
of old wood street paving blocks remade with fresh
timber.
Drains Relaid.
The drains of 120 houses and premises have
been reconstructed, 158 inspection chambers
have been built, and 228 new ventilating pipes fixed
and, of these, 84 new drains, 109 inspection chambers, and
125 ventilating pipes were constructed without notice.
Custom and
Inland
Revenue Acts.
Certificates for exemption from or abatement
of inhabited house duty were granted in the
case of 15 buildings comprising 73 flats. In
several cases it was necessary to insist on certain work
being first carried out to bring them up to the proper
standard of healthiness.
Police Court
Proceedings.
The following are the particulars of proceedings
at the Police Court during the year—
NUISANCES.
House without a water supply. Ordered to be closed, and 6s. costs.
Failing to remove old paving wood blocks used for repairing a
living room floor. Ordered to comply, and 6s. costs.