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SMMARY.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF AREA.
Number of dwelling houses inspected (primary inspections)
(1)on complaint or general inspection of district 287
(2) House to house Nil
Re-inspect ions of houses and visits to v7orks in progress 383
Visits to houses on notification of infectious disease 50
Visits and inspections under Petroleum Acts 38
Visits to slaughterhouses 2
Visits to factories (including factory laundries 36
Visits to bakehouses 17
Visits to Outworkers premises 22
Visits to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops 45
Visits to food manufactories 12
Visits to public halls, cinemas,etc 17
Inspections under Rent Restrictions Acts. Nil
Disinfections after infectious diseases, etc 48
Visits re Overcrowding Survey (measuring houses Nil
" " " " (other visits) 8
"Permitted Number" Certificates issued under Housing Act 1936 Nil
Visits to public air raid shelters 6
SANITARY WORK AND REPAIRS.
Houses.
Roofs repaired and made watertight 172
Damp walls remedied 70
Gutters, downspouts repaired or renewed 115
Exterior brickwork repaired or re-pointed 36
Rooms cleansed, repapered or distempered 42
Stairs, treads, balusters repaired 9
Broken sashcerds renewed(number of houses)73
Window frames and sills repaired 89
Glazing repaired or renewed 81
Ranges provided or repaired 72
Coppers provided or repaired 65
Floors repaired or renewed 67
Yard surfaces repaired or repaved 17
Defective ventilation beneath floors 9
Hot Water cisterns repaired or renewed 25
Draining boards renewed 21
Defective ceilings repaired or renewed 60
Wallplaster repaired or renewed 53
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 20
Fireplaces repaired or renewed 46
Drainage.
Drains unstopped and repaired 61
Drains tested 1
Drains reconstructed 1
Soil or vent pipes repaired or renewed 19
Inspection Chambers reconstructed or repaired 22
Cesspools abolished Nil
Water Closets and Sinks.
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed 18
Flush pipes repaired 19
New basins, W.C. pans or traps provided 50
Seats, doors, etc. repaired or renewed 36
Water pipes repaired or renewed 21
New sinks provided 16
Waste pipes unblocked or renewed 62