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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS AND VISITS.
The following summary shows the number of visits and inspections made:—
Inspections through complaints received 586
Infectious diseases 78
Transferable deaths 98
Overcrowding and measurement of rooms 17
Houses let-in-lodgings and Common Lodging Houses 84
Bakehouses 33
Dairies and milkshops 28
Meat Shops 52
Fish frying shops 9
Other Food Shops, Stores and Stalls 426
Urinals 40
Stables and piggeries 41
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 722
Factories 90
Shops Acts 80
Schools 16
Inspections and re-inspections of work in hand 1,767
Miscellaneous visits 150
Drain tests 72
Civil Defence Services 205
SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR.
Water Supply
Water supply re-instated to houses 21
Water service pipes repaired 66
Cisterns cleansed, covered or covers repaired 7
Provided direct from rising main 3
Water Closets:—
New pans and traps fixed 54
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 42
Foul pans and traps cleansed 6
Connections of flushing pipes to pans made good 7
Seats and doors provided or repaired 8
Ventilation provided or improved 1
Walls repaired 4
Flooring or paving repaired 4
Drainage:—
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour 72
Drains cleared 139
Houses with drains partially relaid 42
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 28
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired 19
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided 8