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(b) Work carried out in default.
Three dustbins were supplied by the Corporation in default of
the owners.
Nuisances abated and defects remedied.
The following table gives a summary of the nuisances abated and
the sanitary improvements carried out, together with the defects remedied
under the supervision of the sanitary inspectors :—
Accumulations removed 38
Cisterns provided -
Cisterns repaired, cleansed or covered 1
Drains, new, provided 21
Drains, repaired or altered 56
Drains, stoppages removed 169
Dustbins provided 144
Flushing cisterns, new, provided 3
Flushing cisterns, repaired 81
Manure receptacles provided 1
Rain-water pipes disconnected 3
Roofs repaired 657
Rooms stripped and cleansed 1,297
Verminous rooms cleansed 10
Soilpipes, new, provided •—
Soilpipes, repaired or altered 1
Vent pipes, new, provided 3
Vent pipes, repaired or altered 35
Waste pipes, new, provided 6
Waste pipes, repaired, disconnected or trapped 53
Water-closets, new, provided 53
Water-closets, repaired or ventilated 62
Water services restored 5
Water supply direct from main —
Yards paved 6
Yards repaired 62
Guttering repaired 192
Floors ventilated 2
Nuisances from damp walls abated 609
Sinks provided 14
Other nuisances remedied 5,901
Rooms disinfected 307
Total 9,792
Work executed by the Borough Surveyor and rechargeable under
Section 24 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Twenty-eight sewers vested in the Local Authority by Section 20
of the Public Health Act, 1936, were cleared or repaired.
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