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SUMMARY.
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SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
Number of Dwelling Houses Inspected (Primary inspections)
(1) on complaint or general inspection of district. 223
(2) House to house 30
Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress. 795
Visits to houses on notification of Infectious Diseases, including T.B. 88
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts- 39
Visits to Slaughter Houses, 25
" " Factories (including Factory Laundries. 25
" " Bake-houses. 19
" " Outworkers' premises. Nil
" " Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. 31
" " Food Manufactories. 16
" " Common Lodging House. 1
" " Public Halls, Cinemas, etc. Nil
Inspections under Rent Restriction Acts. Nil
Disinfections after Infectious Disease, etc. 53
Visits re. Overcrowding Survey (Measuring houses) 62
(other visits) 21
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act 1936 62
SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS.
Houses.
Roofs repaired and made watertight 56
Damp walls remedied. 17
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed. 38
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed 16
Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered. 244
Stairs, treads, balusters, repaired. 13
Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses) 58
Window frames and sills repaired. 28
Ranges provided or repaired. 8l
Coppers provided or repaired. 65
Floors repaired or renewed. 36
Yard surfaces repaired, or repaved. 4
Defective ventilation beneath floors. 7
Hot water cisterns repaired or renewed. 15
Draining Board renewed. 25
Drainage.
Drains unstopped and repaired. 60
Drains tested. 3
Drains reconstructed. 3
Soil or Vent Pipes repaired or renewed. 5
Inspection Chambers constructed or repaired. 31
Cesspools abolished. 1
Water Closets and Sinks.
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed. 63
Flush pipes repaired. 6
New basins, W. C. pans or traps provided. 52
Seats,, doors, etc. repaired or renewed. 55
Water pipes repaired or renewed. 107
New sinks. 1
Sink waste pipes unblocked. 45