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SUMMARY OF WORK EXECUTED DURING THE YEAR
Water Supply:—
Water supply pipes reinstated to houses 11
Water service pipes repaired 8
Water Closets:—
Water closets cleared of obstructions 25
Flushing apparatus renewed or repaired 20
New pans and traps fixed 8
Seats and doors provided or repaired 6
Drainage:—
Drains tested with smoke, water or colour 60
Drains cleared or repaired 132
Sink wastepipes cleared or repaired 5
Wastepipes repaired or trapped 3
Houses with drains relaid or partially relaid 9
Inspection chambers constructed or improved 2
Soilpipes and vent pipes cleared or repaired 8
Inspection chamber covers renewed 1
Mica flaps fitted 2
Sinks provided or repaired 5
Dampness, Houses with:—
Dampness in basement rooms remedied 8
Dampness in ground floor rooms remedied 12
Roofs repaired 36
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 8
Gutters renewed or repaired 14
Walls repointed or rendered and dampness in upper floor rooms
remedied 26
Window sills repaired 3
Cleanliness:—
Verminous rooms disinfested 80
Miscellaneous:—
Houses with floor joists, etc., repaired 22
Houses with skirtings repaired 2
Houses with yard or forecourt paved or repaired 5
Houses with window frames, etc., repaired 10
Houses with miscellaneous defects remedied 19
Houses with doors and frames repaired or renewed 8
Houses with front and back steps repaired 4
Houses with stairs repaired 1
Houses with ceiling and wallplaster repaired 19
Houses with fireplace jambs and mantels repaired or renewed 3
Heating stove flues repaired or renewed 9
New sash cords provided 12
Cowls to chimneys renewed or repaired 1
Dustbins provided 40
Accumulations removed 15
Undereaves soffits repaired 3
Wasps' nests destroyed 7