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Drainage:—
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour 238
Drains cleared 93
Houses redrained 3
Houses with drains partially relaid 53
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 25
Soil and ventilation pipes fixed or repaired 7
Sinks, lavatory basins and baths provided 11
Sink fillets repaired 3
Waste pipes renewed or provided 14
Waste pipes repaired or trapped 20
Waste pipes cleared 13
Fresh-air-inlets provided or repaired 3
Dampness—Houses with:—
Walls repointed or rendered 27
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied 57
Roofs repaired 134
Gutters repaired or renewed 39
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 27
Ventilation under floors provided or improved 5
Water service pipes repaired 30
Window sills repaired 32
Cleanliness:—
Dirty rooms, etc., cleansed 428
Verminous rooms disinfected 120
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with floors, joists, etc., repaired 70
Houses with skirtings repaired 15
Houses with plaster repaired 134
Houses with new sashlines provided to windows 22
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired 47
Houses with yard or forecourts paved or repaired 11
Houses with scullery paving repaired 6
Houses with chimneys repaired 28
Houses with airbricks renewed 9
Houses with stairs repaired 6
Houses with front and back steps repaired 10
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired 7
Houses with brickwork repaired 12
Kitchen stoves repaired or renewed 7
Scullery coppers repaired or renewed 3
Other stoves repaired or renewed 46
Hearths renewed or repaired 4
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 20
Ventilation and lighting of rooms improved 12
New dustbins provided 85
Premises with miscellaneous defects repaired 18
Animal nuisances abated 5
Accumulations removed 18
Smoke nuisances abated 2
Wasps nests destroyed 19