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19. House Inspection.—6,160 houses were inspected house to
house, compared with 4,797, 4,526, 6,223, and 6,604, in the four
preceding years. 9,604 were inspected re-infectious diseases and
complaints, compared with 7,123, 10,956, 7,791, and 7,673.
In addition to these the 265 registered houses were each
inspected several times.
20. Table XVI. shows the streets inspected and number of
houses found defective in each.
At 2,693 houses interiors were cleansed or defective roofs
repaired, compared with 3,082, 2,318, 2,711, and 2,917, in the
four preceding years. 442 houses with damp walls were
remedied, compared with 608, 369, 580, and 885, in the four
preceding years. 150 of these were in Central and Glyndon
wards.
Through ventilation was provided in 135 houses. 444 new
dust pails were supplied, compared with 269, 1008, 708 and 679,
in the four preceding years.
21. Medical Officer's Inspections. These amounted to a total
of 564. Special inspections were made of Cock Yard, Salutation
Alley, Prospect Cottages, Pottery Cottages, the cowsheds, milkshops,
ice cream shops, bakehouses, and many of the houses
registered under the bye-laws. The other inspections were chiefly
on account of Tuberculosis, Diphtheria and Zymotic Enteritis.
22. Overcrowding. 154 cases of overcrowding were found
and remedied, compared with 145, 137, 126 and 178 in the four
preceding years, or 2'5 per cent. of house to house inspections.
Most of the cases of overcrowding are found in house to house
inspections. Many complaints of overcrowding are received but
investigation usually proves them to be unfounded.
23. Smoke Nuisance. 184 observations on smoke nuisances
were made and 24 nuisances from black smoke observed. Letters