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Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff :—
Rats 3,399
Wasps, etc. 145
3,544
Samples taken—Water—Wells and Main Supply 19
Swimming Baths 4
Ice-Cream 49
Other foods 11
The following list of repairs executed during the course of the
year shows that the defects found as a result of the Public Health
Inspectors' visits were varied and general in character.
Houses or parts of houses cleansed, repaired, etc. .. 240
Roofs repaired 167
Gutters and downpipes repaired 95
Dampness remedied 92
Floors repaired 29
Yards paved or made good 7
Dustbins provided or renewed 24
Improvements effected in food premises 46
Drains—Examined 1026
Cleared by Health Dept 167
Tested—Smoke 110
Water 18
Repaired, etc 85
Vents repaired 8
Sink wastes repaired 11
New sinks provided 1
Water-closets—New pans provided 21
Apparatus repaired or renewed 36
Water—Water laid on or restored 11
Other nuisances abated—Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed 15
Windows repaired or renewed 78
Doors repaired 26
Caravans removed 325
Ditches cleared 1
Miscellaneous 83