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The following is a summary of the work completed under
the supervision of the sanitary inspectors during the year.
Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance, removed 27
Bakehouses: No. of cleansings of 84
Cisterns cleansed, covered and repaired 36
Dampness in premises remedied 1,716
Drains - Cleansed or repaired 704
Constructed or reconstructed 729
Dust receptacles provided 557
Number of dwelling rooms cleansed 5,252
Houses ventilated beneath the lower floor 6
Improved light and ventilation provided to rooms. 26
Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed 4
Offensive accumulations removed 245
No. of gutters and rain-water pipes fixed or repaired 906
No. of repairs to roofs 1,785
Sink, bath and lavatory pipes fixed or repaired 766
Smoke nuisances abated 13
Urinals fixed or repaired 25
Verminous rooms cleansed 155
Water-closets- Cleansed or repaired 660
Light and ventilation provided 38
Pans and traps fixed 744
Provision or repair of flushing
apparatus 592
Water supply to houses reinstated or repaired 355
Yards, areas and forecourts cleansed, paved, or
paving repaired 213
Floors, windows, staircases, fireplaces and
coppers repaired 2,340
Miscellaneous 509
Legal Proceedings. The number of cases taken and the
fines and costs imposed are as follows:-
No. of
Cases
Finess
Costs
£.
s.
d.
£.
s.
d.
Public Health (London) Act, 1956.
51
22.
0.
0
65.
19.
,0
Food & Drugs (Adulteration)
Act, 1928.
51
71.
10.
0
24.
11.
,0
Milk & Dairies Order, 1926
2
8.
0.
0
5.
5.
0
64
£101.
10.
0
£95.
15.
0
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