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78 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
Table XXXIV. gives details of the sanitary operations carried
out in the Borough during the year.
The number of drains which were tested was 668 and 919 were
cleansed or repaired. The drains of 43 houses were re-constructed.
Damp conditions have been remedied in 1,305 premises,
and in 62 of these damp courses were inserted.
24 privies and earth closets are known to be in existence
in the Borough, and all of these are in connection with sports
grounds.