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SUMMARY.
sanitary inspection of area.
Number of dwelling houses inspected (primary inspections)
(1) on complaint or general inspection of district 518
(2) House to house Nil
Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress 621
Visits to houses on notification of Infectious Diseases, including T.B. 78
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts 39
Visits to Slaughter Houses 3
" " Factories (including Factory Laundries) 33
" " Bake-houses 19
" " Outworkers' premises 14
" 11 Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops 33
" " Food Manufactories 31
" " Public Halls, Cinemas, etc. 15
Inspections under Rent Restriction Acts Nil
Disinfections after Infectious Disease, etc. 54
" " Scabies 52
Visits re Overcrowding Survey (Measuring houses) 15
(other visits) 4
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act, 1936 15
Visits to Public Air Raid Shelters 71
sanitary Work and repairs.
Houses.
Roofs repaired and made watertight 99
Damp walls remedied 30
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed 55
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed 17
Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered 46
Stairs, treads, balusters, repaired 13
Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses) 50
Window frames and sills repaired 32
Ranges provided or repaired 37
Coppers provided or repaired 39
Floors repaired or renewed 29
Yard surfaces repaired, or repaved 9
Defective ventilation beneath floors 1
Hot water cisterns repaired or renewed 14
Draining Boards renewed 10
Drainage.
Drains unstopped and repaired 49
Drains tested Nil
Drains reconstructed Nil
Soil or Vent pipes repaired or renewed 12
Inspection Chambers constructed or repaired 27
Cesspools abolished. Nil
Water Closets and Sinks.
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 67
Flush pipes repaired 17
New basins, W.C. pans or traps provided 36
Seats, doors, etc. repaired or renewed 15
Water pipes repaired or renewed 43
New sinks 4
Sink waste pipes unblocked 26