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As a result of these inspections, no less than 939
nuisances were discovered and dealt with, and these are
enumerated in the appended summary:—
Defective drains 5
Defective ventilating shafts to drains 13
Defective fresh air inlets to drains 8
Blocked drains and w.c.'s 3
Defective and insanitary w.c. basins 25
W.C. flushing boxes out of order 37
Defective connections between w.c. flush
pipes and basins 11
Service water pipe connected direct to w.c. 1
Defective house roofs 42
Dirty and defective ceilings and walls of
rooms 188
Defective floors of rooms 61
Insanitary stone troughs 4
Defective sink waste pipes 9
Defective gully curbs, etc. 16
Defective or insufficient yard paving 68
Rain water stack pipes in direct connection
with drains 14
No drain at foot of rain water stack pipes 3
Absence of or defective eaves guttering and
stack pipes 50
Nuisances from dampness 14
Absence of ventilation under floors 146
Absence of or blocked gratings to existing
ventilating openings 20
Insufficient lighting and ventilation 7
Windows not made to open 59
Dirty and uncovered service water cisterns 12
Defective service water pipes 4
Defective ashbins 56
Accumulations of refuse 5
Nuisance from Animals 1
Miscellaneous 57