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Visits by Rodent Dept. Staff :—
Rats and Mice 3,414
Wasps, etc. 189
3,603
Samples taken—Water—Wells and Main Supply 17
Swimming Baths 11
Ice-Cream 6
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. 211
Roofs repaired 107
Gutters and downpipes repaired 70
Dampness remedied 47
Floors repaired 13
Yards paved or made good 6
Dustbins provided or renewed 4
Improvements effected in food premises 9
Drains—Examined 554
Cleared by Health Dept. 181
Tested—Smoke 45
Water 4
Repaired, etc. 40
Sink wastes repaired 7
Water-closets—New pans provided 11
Apparatus repaired or renewed 38
Water—Water laid on or restored 14
Other nuisances abated—Stoves, etc., repaired or renewed 2
Windows repaired or renewed 48
Doors repaired 6
Caravans removed 263
Miscellaneous 40