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4.—Summary of Sanitary Improvements Carried Out.
Drainage.
Number of drains examined, exposed, etc34
Drainage systems reconstructed5
Defective drains unstopped, repaired, etc15
Manholes built, altered or repaired9
Fresh air inlets fixed or repaired4
Glazed sinks provided 7
Cesspools repaired —
water Closets.
Defective flushing cisterns renewed or repaired10
New pans provided 4
W.C. apartment repaired, cleansed, etc.23
Urinals reconstructed or repaired 1
Privies and pail-closets converted to W.C.'s10
General Repairs, etc.
Roofs repaired and made weatherproof 17
Eaves, gutters, repaired or renewed14
Damp walls re-pointed or rendered damp-proof 50
Defective brickwork of external walls repaired3
Defiective brickwork and plaster work of internal walls
repaired 27
Defective wood floors repaired 16
Defective stairs repaired 4
Handrails provided 12
Lighting and ventilation increased 4
Defective tile, brick or concrete floors repaired4
Defective doors repaired 4
Defective ceilings repaired 11
Defective windows repaired, made to open or renewed 49
Rooms cleansed 93
Defective stoves, coppers, etc., repaired 21
Sink waste pipes trapped or repaired 14
Insufficient water supply increased7
Defective yard pavings repaired 8
Offensive accumulations removed 53
Newdustbinsprovided6
Food stores provided -
Lighting, etc., of food stores improved 10
5.—SHOPS
No cases have arisen during the year calling for statutory
action in respect of lighting, ventilation, temperature, etc., in
shops.
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