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2. COMPLAINTS
One thousand eight hundred and twenty-six complaints were
received from the public in 1950 regarding the following matters:—
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 301
Defective water fittings and pipes 22
Defective or dirty walls and ceilings 12
Defective roofs and gutters 10
Defective fireplaces and flues 11
Defective doors and windows 5
Defective sinks, baths and wash basins 8
Defective floors 5
Defective dustbins 28
Dampness 26
Other housing defects 37
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 17
Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes,
flies, wasps, etc.) 114
Infestation by rats and mice 849
Accumulation of refuse and manure 35
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 16
Gipsy encampments 5
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 8
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding
27
Aged or infirmed persons and dirty tenants 1
Obstruction of light to dwellings 1
Obnoxious smells 43
Nuisance caused by excessive noise 4
Unsound food 178
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 24
Requests for disinfection of rooms and bedding 12
Miscellaneous nuisances 27
Total number of complaints received 1,826
The number of complaints received in 1950 compared with
1,704 received in 1949 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 22
Gutters and rain-water pipes repaired 8
Damp walls remedied 38
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