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12,562 intimation notices were served for the abatement of various nuisances,
for which it was necessary to serve 6,636 statutory notices before the defects were
remedied.
63,224 re-visits were made to supervise the abatement of the nuisances
complained of.
807 visits were made to the houses of Consumptive people, who had been
notified by District Medical Officers.
Police Court proceedings were taken in 43 instances where the statutory notices
were disregarded. This number does not, of course, include proceedings under the
Food and Drugs Acts.
9,832 drains were tested with smoke and 2,288 were either constructed or
re-constructed, cleansed or repaired, and 745 were trapped.
315 new soil pipes were fixed and ventilated; 1,623 new closet pans and traps
were fixed and 2,208 closets were either cleansed and repaired, or provided with
additional light and ventilation, as well as 2,168 water closets provided with proper
flushing apparatus.
2,951 yards, forecourts and areas were paved or repaired.
Notices were served to provide 1,240 sanitary dust receptacles and 35 manure
receptacles were provided; 752 offensive accumulations were removed from the
rear of dwelling houses.
287 houses were ventilated underneath the lower floor.
52 underground rooms, which were illegally occupied, were discontinued from
being used as such.
64 notices were served for the abatement of smoke nuisances.
349 bakehouses were visited and 284 cleansing notices were served.
Overcrowding.
13,909 inspections were specially made for the purpose of detecting overcrowding
and 645 living rooms were found to be overcrowded. The nuisance was abated
in 575 cases without its being necessary to serve statutory notices. Police Court
proceedings were necessary in four instances only.
4,028 houses were cleansed, and the water supply was re-instated to 207 houses.