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SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
The following summary of the inspection work performed
by the Sanitary Inspectors has been submitted to me by Mr.
S. J. Chapman, Chief Sanitary Inspector, in accordance with
Article 19 (12) of the Sanitary Officers Order, 1922.
Inspections made 2017
Nuisances discovered and dealt with 2409
Re-inspections after order or notice 2371
Complaints received and investigated 411
Visits paid to infected houses 251
Rooms disinfected 347
Drains, smoke and water tests applied 149
,, uncovered for examination 52
,, taken up and reconstructed 65
,, unstopped 49
,, provided with intercepting traps 24
,, manholes provided to 45
,, manholes repaired or covered 28
,, manholes F.A.I, repaired or provided 28
Yards, re-paved or paving repaired 31
,, cleansed 26
Common passages paved and drained 4
Dustbins provided 86
Water storage cisterns repaired or covered 21
Rooms stripped and cleansed 532
,, plastering of walls and ceilings repaired 177
Roofs of houses repaired 101
Floors of houses repaired, cleansed, etc. 53
,, ,, air spaces under ventilated 15
Window frames repaired and sash lines renewed 92
Dampness in house walls remedied 60
Accumulations of refuse and manure removed 38
Animals, fowls, etc., nuisances from, abated 4
Nuisances from overflowing cesspools removed 39