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As to these outstanding notices, the work required was delayed
on account of the weather or other reasonable cause.
The general character of the defects found in the dwelling-houses
inspected is as follows:—
Defective drains and ventilating pipes, etc.; W.C. flushing
cisterns and pipes out of order; cracked and broken W.C. pans;
broken, cracked and porous scullery sinks and waste pipes; leaking
roofs; defective gutters; absence of, or broken, paving around
houses; defective plaster of ceilings and walls; damp walls; want
of ventilation under ground floors and general uncleanly conditions.
The following are the works carried out as the result of the
notices or letters
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. 582
Roofs repaired 169
Gutters and downpipes repaired 114
Cesspools emptied 354
Cesspools abolished 0
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 230
House drains tested, examined, etc. 663
House drains reconstructed 10
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs to
ventilators 17
Sink-wastes disconnected or repaired 22
New sinks provided 2
Closets provided with proper flushing cisterns or
water supply 128
New closets provided 5
Closets repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. 171
Water-closets substituted for earth-closets 0