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Particulars of the Sanitary Defects referred
to in Notices Served and Letters Written.
Water Closets repaired or supplied with water or otherwise
improved 389
Drains cleared and cleansed 112
Defects in Drains repaired 212
Drains reconstructed 77
Dust-bins provided 131
Overcrowding remedied 3
Accumulations of refuse removed 70
Nuisance from fowls and other animals abated 28
Damp-proof courses inserted in walls 111
Ventilation under floors provided 37
Other forms of dampness remedied 108
Yards paved and repaired 218
Floors repaired 149
Roofs, Gutters, and Rain Water Pipes repaired 443
New Soil and Ventilating Pipes provided 135
Sinks and Waste-pipes repaired or renewed 348
Draw Taps fixed to main supply 39
Dirty Walls and Ceilings stripped and cleansed 1,252
Other Defects or Nuisances remedied 569
Cisterns cleansed and covered 13
Legal proceedings were taken in the following cases, with the
results as indicated:—
(1) Fowls so kept as to be a nuisance or injurious to health.
Order to remove fowls and costs granted.
(2) Failure to vacate dwelling-house after Closing Order had
become operative. Order to vacate dwelling-house.
(3) Pigs so kept as to be a nuisance or injurious to health,
also ditch so foul, etc. Order to remedy nuisance and costs granted.
(4) House without sufficient water supply. Fine of £10
and costs.
(5) Dwelling-house in such a condition as to be a nuisance or
injurious to health. Adjourned for a week to enable work to be done.
(6) Dwelling-house in such a condition as to be a nuisance or
injurious to health. Work ordered to be carried out in 14 days.
Costs granted.
(7) Dwelling-house in such a condition as to be a nuisance or
injurious to health. Fine of £5 and order to complete the work
in 14 days.