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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
noticcs or letters
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. 550
Roofs repaired 231
Gutters and down pipes repaired 152
Cesspools emptied 373
Cesspools abolished 0
New Cesspools provided 2
Closet Pails Emptied 1196
House drains cleared, repaired, etc. 224
House drains tested, examined, etc. 593
House drains reconstructed 27
Soil-pipes and drains ventilated, including repairs to
ventilators 24
New vents provided 1
Sink-wastes disconnected or repaired 57
New sinks provided 48
Closets provided with proper flushing cisterns or
water supply 94
New closets provided 2
Closets repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. 313
Water-closets substituted for earth-closets 0
Privy substituted for earth-closet 0
Storage cisterns repaired, covered, cleansed, etc. 27
Storage cisterns provided 5
Water laid on or restored 23
New wells provided 1
Wells closed 0
Wells cleansed and repaired, etc. 0
Samples of Water taken from Wells 5
Do. do. Main 0
Do. do. Swimming Pool and
Baths 4
Samples of Rag-Flock taken under Rag-Flock Act 3
Yards paved, or existing paving made good 109
Ventilation provided under ground floors and causes
of dampness removed, etc. 196
Dustbins repaired, or new ones provided 208
Forecourts paved 0
Manure heaps removed 8
Fowls and other animals removed 1
Coppers repaired, etc. 63