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Drainage:—
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour 99
Drains cleared 85
Houses redrained 2
Houses with drains partially relaid 44
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 24
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired 14
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided 16
Sink fillets repaired 8
Waste pipes renewed or provided 15
Waste pipes repaired or trapped 27
Waste pipes cleared 10
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired 4
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drain 1
Dampness—houses with:—
Walls repointed or rendered 10
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied 60
Roofs repaired 174
Gutters repaired or renewed 42
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 29
Ventilation under floors provided or improved 5
Water service pipes repaired 56
Window sills repaired 39
Cleanliness:—
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed 594
Verminous rooms disinfected 183
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with defective floors, joists, etc., repaired 105
Houses with defective plaster repaired 242
Houses with new sashlines provided to windows 62
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired 81
Houses with yard or forecourts paved or repaired 7
Houses with scullery paving repaired 12
Houses with chimneys repaired 34
Houses with air bricks renewed 5
Houses with stairs repaired 25
Houses with front and back steps repaired 26
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 21
Houses with brickwork repaired 21
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 20
Scullery coppers, repaired or renewed 3
Other stoves repaired or renewed 81
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 31
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved 16
New dustbins provided 21
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired, etc. 45
Animals removed 10
Wasps nests destroyed 14
Accumulations removed 27
Smoke nuisances abated 4