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2. COMPLAINTS
One thousand eight hundred and forty-two complaints were
received from the public in 1951 regarding the following matters:—
Defective drains and sanitary fittings 358
Defective water fittings and pipes 20
Defective or dirty walls and ceilings 11
Defective roofs and gutters 14
Defective fireplaces and flues 8
Defective doors and windows 4
Defective sinks, baths and wash basins 8
Defective floors 4
Defective dustbins 26
Dampness 43
Other housing defects 20
Infestation by vermin (bed bugs and fleas) 7
Infestation by insects (including ants, mosquitoes,
flies, wasps, etc.) 155
Infestation by rats and mice 754
Accumulation of refuse and manure 21
Animals kept in such a state as to be a nuisance 10
Gipsy encampments 12
Insanitary conditions of ponds and ditches 1
Unsatisfactory housing conditions and overcrowding
26
Aged or infirmed persons and dirty tenants 3
Obnoxious smells 28
Nuisance caused by excessive noise 6
Unsound food 259
Insanitary state of yards and gardens 11
Miscellaneous nuisances 33
Total number of complaints received 1,842
The number of complaints received in 1951 compared with
1,826 received in 1950 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 28
Gutters and rain-water pipes repaired 10
Damp walls remedied 44
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