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Brickwork repaired or repointed 71
Cooking ranges, firegrates repaired or
renewed 55
Sinks,waste pipes repaired or renewed 82
Staircases, internal woodwork, food
stores, coal sheds repaired 19
Water supply: draw taps, storage cisterns,
new taps fitted, pipes repaired, coppers
repaired or renewed 115
Drainage repairs and renewals, including:Inspection
chambers repaired, new provided;
drains tested, repaired, unstopped, reconstructed;
new gullies, gulley grates
provided; gullies unstopped, cleansed;
vent shafts, fresh air inlets repaired
or renewed 285
Sanitary accommodation improved:-
W.C. pans renewed; seats, flushing
cisterns, flush pipes, cone joints
repaired or renewed; W.C's repaired
or newly constructed 294
New dustbins provided 343
Dairies, Cowsheds, Slaughterhouses and
Bakehouses limewashed, etc. 12
Factories, Workshops and Shops:- repairs
and renovations 140
Miscellaneous sanitary defects remedied
and complaints investigated 515
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTIONS.-
Five hundred and forty nine houses were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Acts, as compared with
609in 1939.

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