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82 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
Table XXXIV gives details of the sanitary operations carried
out in the Borough during the year.
The number of drains which were tested was 641 and 719 were
cleansed or repaired. The drains of 119 houses were re-constructed.
Damp conditions have been remedied in 1,405 premises,
and in 84 of these damp courses were inserted.
18 privies and earth closets are known to be in existence
in the Borough, and all of these are in connection with sports
grounds.