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of intimation and statutory notices upon the owners, has, resulted
in the maximum number of houses and flats etc., being kept fit
for human habitation.
The following table indicates the extensive and varied nature
of the defects and dilapidations which have been made good
ing inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Sanitary dustbins provided 474
Yards paved or yard paving required 52
Insanitary forecourts remedied 5
Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 168
Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts, repaired or
renewed 45
Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 9
Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 32
Rainwater downpipes disconnected from drain . 3
Dishing and curb to gullies repaired and new gratings fixed 65
Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced by new 166
Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new fixed 175
Defective W.C. seats repaired or new fixed 109
Defective flush pipe connections repaired 56
Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 89
Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 137
Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 61
Ventilated food cupboards provided 27
Drinking water cisterns cleansed 18
Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new
fixed 32
Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 24
Spaces beneath floors ventilated 63
Dampness in walls from defective damp proof course
remedied 500
Dampness from defective roof, rainwater gutterings, etc.,
remedied 3,397
Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 2,722
Rooms where dirty walls and ceilings have been cleansed
and redecorated 3,273
Defective floors repaired 550
Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 113
Defective doors and windows repaired 2,398
Defective kitchen ranges and firegrates repaired 780
Defective washing coppers repaired 54