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18 Supervision of Drainage. In the Annual Report
for 1908, full particulars were given as to the respective
responsibility for supervision of reconstructed drains of the
Public Health and Works Departments.
19. Public-house Urinals. The urinals attached to publichouses,
and accessible to the public, have been regularly
inspected during the year, 442 inspections being made.
Regular cleansing has been required.
20. House Inspection. 5,830 houses were inspected, house
to house, compared with 5,512, 6,626, and 5,892, in the three
preceding years; 6,678 were inspected re infectious diseases
and complaints, compared with 7,377, 6,026, and 6,546.
In addition to these, 516 inspections of registered houses
were made.
21. Table XVI. shows the streets inspected, and the number
of houses found defective in each.
At 2,206 houses, interiors were cleansed, or defective roofs
repaired, compared with 1,957, 2,064, and 2,137, in the three
preceding years. 571 houses with damp walls were remedied,
compared with 450, 523, and 600, in the three preceding
years.
Improved ventilation was provided in 62 houses, compared
with 120, 101, and 94, in the three preceding years.
525 new dust pails were supplied, compared with 681, 585,
and 516, in the three preceding years.
22. Medical Officer s Special Inspections. These amounted
to a total of 659. 19 inspections were made of cowsheds
and milkshops, 48 of bakehouses, 16 of workshops and