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2. COMPLAINTS
916 Complaints were received from the public in 1948 regarding
the following matters:—
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 157
Defective water fittings and pipes 26
Defective or dirty walls and ceilings 15
Defective roofs and gutters 10
Defective fireplaces and flues 10
Defective doors and windows 4
Defective sinks, baths and wash basins 6
Defective floors 3
Defective dustbins 4
Dampness 30
Other housing defects 5
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 8
Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes,
flies, wasps, etc.) 47
Infestation by rats and mice 365
Accumulation of refuse and manure 18
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 18
Gipsy encampments 13
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 2
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding
42
Unsound food 35
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 9
Requests for disinfection of rooms and bedding 28
Miscellaneous nuisances 61
Total number of complaints received 916
The number of complaints received in 1948 compared with 811
received in 1947 show the growing tendency of the public to make use
of the facilities provided by the Public Health Department.
3. SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS
CARRIED OUT
Roofs repaired 17
Gutters and rain-water pipes repaired 3
Damp walls remedied 30
Wall and ceiling plaster repaired 110
Water waste preventers repaired or renewed 19
W.C. pans renewed 12
Water tanks, pipes and fittings renewed or repaired 16
Rooms cleansed or decorated 85
Accumulations of refuse and manure removed 4
Drains repaired or relaid 11
Floors repaired 4
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