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131
Complaints.
During 1913, 711 complaints were made of the existence of
insanitary conditions, A list of the matters of which complaint was
made is given below:—
Accumulations, offensive 6
„ of garden and other refuse 17
Animals improperly kept 10
„ dead 2
Dampness in premises 29
Dirty and dilapidated premises 25
Drains, bad condition of 16
„ defective 37
„ stopped 21
Dust, non-removal 53
Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated 77
„ absence of, or insufficient 38
Insanitary condition of premises 52
Illness attributable to insanitary conditions 13
Manure not removed 10
Overcrowding and improper mixing of the sexes 30
Rats, nuisance from 11
Roadways, bad condition of 3
Roofs and gutters, defective and leaky 5
Rubbish, nuisance from burning 13
Smells 39
„ on premises 10
„ from road gullies 7
„ „ sewer ventilators 37
„ „ stables 2
„ „ drains, etc. 24
„ „ water-closets 4
„ „ manure 4
Smoke nuisances 15
Underground rooms illegally occupied 2
Unsound food 1
Vacant land, insanitary state of 4
Verminous condition of premises or persons 6
Water, absence of 73
„ leakage of 4
Water cisterns, dirty, etc. 3
Water-closets, accommodation insufficient or absence of 7
„ defective or insanitary 18
„ stopped 6
,, without water 3
„ „ proper flush 4
Yards, unpaved and existing paving defective 1
Miscellaneous 38
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