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Waste pipes renewed or provided 14
Waste pipes repaired or trapped 29
Waste pipes cleared 17
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired 5
Dampness :—Houses with—
Walls re-pointed or rendered 7
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied 11
Roofs repaired 26
Gutters repaired or renewed 20
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 27
Ventilation under floors provided or improved. 5
Water service pipes repaired 66
Cleanliness :—
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed 196
Verminous rooms fumigated 67
Miscellaneous :—
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired 48
Houses with defective plaster repaired. 32
Houses with new sash lines provided to windows 3
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired 5
Houses with yards or forecourts paved or repaired 4
Houses with scullery paving repaired 3
Houses with air bricks renewed 7
Houses with stairs repaired 8
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 3
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 7
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 1
Other stoves repaired or renewed 11
Doors repaired or renewed 4
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved 6
Chimney stacks repaired 7
New dustbins provided 131
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. 21
Overcrowding abated 2
Animals removed 3
Wasps nests destroyed 4
Accumulations removed 32
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Periodical visits were made to premises and stalls where foods are prepared,
stored or exposed for sale, and with a few exceptions, these were found to be kept
in a satisfactory condition. Defects found at 22 food premises were remedied.
The amount of food surrendered, and condemned as unfit for human food,
after examination by your Inspectors, was 8 tons, 14 cwts. 3 qtrs. 7 lbs.