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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
Nature of Defects or Nuisances discovered. No. of premises at which defects
were found.
Drainage and Sanitary Arrangements:—
Choked drains 34
Defective drains 45
Waste pipes, defective or untrapped 33
Waste pipes directly connected to the drains 4
Rain water pipes, defective 36
House sinks, defective 5
Water closets or flushing apparatus, defective 91
W.C. apartments, defective or dirty 38
Soil pipes, defective 3
Drain ventilating shafts, choked or defective 49
Man-hole covers, defective or unsealed 14
Public urinals, dirty —
Water supply cisterns, uncovered 17
Water supply cisterns, defective or dirty 21
Galvanised iron dustbins, absent or defective 90
Dwelling Houses:—
Rooms requiring fumigation 335
Walls, floors and ceilings, defective 159
Houses damp 160
Roofs and gutters, defective 168
Houses or parts dirty 230
Overcrowding 1
Yard paving, absent or defective 80
Miscellaneous Nuisances:—
Smoke nuisances —
Keeping of animals contrary to Bye-Laws 23
Accumulation of offensive matter 19
Absence of manure pit 1
The action taken in connection with these defects is the service
of notices upon the owners or occupiers of the premises calling upon
them to remedy the same, and at the end of the year all the notices
had been complied with, with the exception of a few cases where
the work was in course of completion.
In connection with the work of discovering and remedying these
defects 2,159 visits of inspection have been made during the year.