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Return of Sanitary Work Executed in the District for the
Year ending December 31st, 1895.
No. of
Houses.
Cesspools Cleansed 5
Cesspools Abolished 2
Drains tested 138
Defective Drains Examined and Repaired 29
Defective Drains abolished and New Constructed 30
Drains Ventilated and Ventilators Repaired 91
Drains Unblocked 12
Closets Cleansed, Repaired, Altered, and amended 52
New Water Closets Constructed 5
Water to w.c.'s Laid on or Amended 246
Sinks and Bath Wastes Disconnected 11
Bell Traps, etc., Removed and Proper Gullies fixed 93
Water Supply (Domestic) Amended 22
New Lids and Repairs to Cisterns 47
Water Laid on to Houses under Section 62 18
Samples of Water taken for Analysis 24
Dust Bins Provided and Repaired 217
Foul Ditches Cleansed 5
Heaps of Manure Removed 6
Pig Styes Abolished 4
Walls and Ceilings Cleansed 45
Rain Water Pipes Disconnected 105
Cellars Cleansed Out 1
Premises Disinfected by Council, No. of Rooms 34
Bedding and Clothes Disinfected by Council, No. of Houses 3
Roofs Repaired 21
Sundry Nuisances Abated 60
Number of Complaints Received 85
Number of Houses inspected 485
Houses Reported on by Inspector to Council 437
No. of Notices Served—
Section 36, New Drain 7
Section 36, Sufficient w.c. and Ashpit 331
Section 46, Cleanse and Wash Walls 3
Section 47, Cesspools 3
Section 47, Water in Cellars 1
Section 49, To Remove Manure 8
Section 62, Water Supply 36
Section 94, Abatement of Nuisance 51
Section 94, Accumulation of Deposit 3
Section 94, Keeping Animals 9
Section 94, Unhealthy Premises 255
Housing of Working Classes 8
715
All the Dairies, Milk Shops, Bakehouses, and Slaughter Houses have
been inspected periodically.
F. C. STOCKMAN,
Sanitary Inspector.