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were re-laid at the expense of your Council. The drains cf
7 other houses were also relaid by the Council, but at the cost
of the owners, t hey having made default in complying with the
notices served upon them.
Early in the year I suggested to your Public Health Committee
the advisability of having private drainage work
executed by local tradesmen under contract, in lieu of direct
labour. Your Committee having approved of this suggestion,
the work is now carried out in this way, in accordance with
plans and specifications which I prepare, and, so far, it has
been found to be both satisfactory and economical.
INSPECTION OF WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
The Workshops and Workplaces on the register now number
136, as compared with 110 at the end of 1904.
Periodical inspections were made during the year to see
that the various premises were kept, in conformity with the
provisions of the Factory and Workshop Act, and on the
occasions of these visits the following sanitary defects were
discovered, viz.:—
Defective W.C. Pan 1
Defective W.C. Flushboxes 5
Foul W.C. Pans 2
Blocked W.C.'s 3
Defective Flushpipe Connection to W.C. 1
Foul Urinal 1
Untrapped Waste Pipes 3
Defective Waste Pipes 1
Dirty Walls and Ceilings of Workrooms
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Defective Ceilings of Workrooms 2