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2. COMPLAINTS
1,704 Complaints were received from the public in 1949
regarding the following matters:—
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 266
Defective water fittings and pipes 38
Defective or dirty walls and ceilings 18
Defective roofs and gutters 14
Defective fireplaces and flues 14
Defective doors and windows 12
Defective sinks, baths and wash basins 12
Defective floors 9
Defective dustbins 11
Dampness 24
Other housing defects 29
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 23
Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes,
flies, wasps, etc.) 204
Infestation by rats and mice 593
Accumulation of refuse and manure 27
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 21
Gipsy encampments 9
Insanitary conditions of farmyards 6
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 6
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding
39
Aged or infirmed persons and dirty tenants 14
Obstruction of light to dwellings 5
Obnoxious smells 39
Nuisance caused by excessive noise 8
Unsound food 180
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 10
Requests for disinfection of rooms and bedding 21
Miscellaneous nuisances 46
Total number of complaints received 1704
The number of complaints received in 1949 compared with
916 received in 1948 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 27
Gutters and rain-water pipes repaired 11
Damp wells remedied 42
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