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SUMMARY.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
Number of dwelling houses inspected (primary inspections)
(1) on complaint or general inspection of district 218
(2) House to house Nil
Re-inspections of houses and visits to works in progress 279
Visits to houses on notification of infectious disease, including T.B. 85
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts. 42
Visits to slaughterhouses 3
Visits to factories (including factory laundries) 42
Visits to bakehouses 21
Visits to Outworkers premises 16
Visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 41
Visits to food manufactories 19
Visits to public halls, cinemas, etc. 14
Inspections under Rent Restrictions Acts. Nil
Disinfections after infectious diseases, etc. 62
Visits re Overcrowding Survey (measuring houses) Nil
(other visits) 5
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act, 1936 Nil
Visits to public air raid shelters 35
SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS.
Houses.
Roofs repaired and made watertight 181
Damp walls remedied 45
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed 101
Exterior brickwork repaired or repointed 16
Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered 2
Stairs, treads, balusters repaired 13
Broken sashcords renewed (number of houses) 84
Window frames and sills repaired 30
Ranges provided or repaired 103
Coppers provided or repaired 113
Floors repaired or renewed 62
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved 8
Defective ventilation beneath floors 2
Hot water cisterns repaired or renewed 19
Draining boards renewed 12
Defective ceilings 34
Wallplaster renewed or repaired 14
Drainage.
Drains unstopped and repaired 50
Drains tested 1
Drains reconstructed Nil
Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed 4
Inspection Chambers reconstructed or repaired 12
Cesspools abolished Nil
Water Closets and Sinks.
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 182
Flush pipes repaired 25
New basins, W.C. pans or traps provided 22
Seats, doors, etc. repaired or renewed 48
Water pipes repaired or renewed 33
New sinks 4
Sink waste pipes unblocked or renewed 54