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120
Roofs, rainwater pipes and gutters repaired 288
Water fittings repaired 52
New sinks or existing sinks repaired 27
Sink and bath waste pipes repaired or new fixed 89
Washhouse floors paved or repaired 40
Ventilation under floors provided 23
Yards or forecoarts paved or repaired 142
External walls, brickwork repaired 51
Other dampness remedied 41
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CANAL BOATS ACT.
During the year I inspected 26 canal boats, and found three contraventions,
all of which were remedied. The contraventions were as follows:—3 cabins
required painting, 1 cabin was repainted, 2 boats ceased to be used as
dwellings.
The canal is situated practically on the outskirts of the district and away
from any populous part, consequently the inspection takes up much more time
than would otherwise be the case if the canal passed through the more thickly
populated part of the district. There is no other canal boat inspector on the
river between Hackney and Ware.
The canal boats on the Lea, speaking generally, are kept in a good
condition.
The work done in connection with canal boats is annually supervised by
H.M. Inspector of Canal Boats.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS' ACT.
The number of inspections of bakehouses, workshops, factories, etc., is
included in your Medical Officer of Health's Report, as required by the "Factory
and Workshops' Act, 1901," also the tabulated statement of work done under
its various headings, in the form required by the Medical Officer of Health for
the County of Middlesex.
GIPSIES.
The year has again brought forth complaints from the filthy class of persons
who call themselves Gipsies ; some are respectable, but most of them I generally