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Works completed.
Water-closets :—
W.C. flushing cisterns repaired or replaced by new
ones 19
W.C.s renewed 11
W.C.s repaired 14
Light and ventilation provided to W.C. apartments. 1
Drainage :—
Blocked drains cleared 49
New drains laid and drains relaid and repaired 5
Gullies repaired 13
Sinks and waste pipes repaired or new ones fixed 35
New covers and frames to inspection chambers
provided 6
Cesspools emptied 11
New vent shafts or cages provided and fixed 9
General repairs, etc. :—
Food stores provided and light and ventilation provided
to existing food stores 5
Water supply provided and service pipes, etc., repaired
27
Roofs, gutters and downspouts repaired or renewed 77
Walls and ceilings repaired 87
Windows and doors repaired or renewed 100
Yards paved and paving repaired 18
Fireplaces, stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 31
Walls and ceilings cleansed and distempered or
papered 57
Airbricks cleared or new ones provided 22
Sash cords renewed 41
Dustbins provided 43
Staircases and stairtreads repaired and handrails
provided and fixed 29
Dampness abated 28
Chimney pots refixed, renewed or repaired 2
Floors repaired or relaid 9
Miscellaneous works carried out 27
Shops Act, 1912-1934.
Since September 1st each of the 4 Sanitary Inspectors has had included
in his duties inspections under the Shops Acts both with regard to the
sanitary provisions of the Act of 1934 and the shops hours regulated by these
Acts.
All the shops were inspected during the year and where there was
any minor infringement the attention of the proprietor was called to it.