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Drains :
Number examined, exposed, etc. 9
Number unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. 121
Number of waste pipes provided, disconnected, repaired, trapped or unstopped 37
Number of soil pipes fixed, repaired or improved 8
Number of ventilating shafts fixed, repaired or improved 9
Number of fresh air inlets provided, repaired or improved 23
Number of rain water pipes disconnected from drain 2
Number of gully traps inserted or improved 108
Number of disconnecting traps inserted 2
Number of inspection chambers inserted 15
Number of disconnecting chambers improved, sealed or cleansed 8
Number of inspection chambers repaired, improved, sealed or cleansed 35
Number of drains constructed or reconstructed 17
Total length of drain pipes laid (4in.-845ft.) (6in. 231ft.) 1,076ft.
Number of tests and re-tests applied 105
Number of other works executed 5
Approximate percentage of houses draining into Council's sewer 99
Cesspools :
Number rendered impervious, emptied, cleansed, etc. 1
Number abolished and drains connected to sewer 1
Number rendered impervious, emptied and cleansed 1
Removal of Household Refuse :
Number of new ashbins provided 86
Dampness :
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 165
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 152
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills, etc., repaired, renewed or
rendered impervious 691
Number of damp-proof courses provided 83
Number of sites covered with impervious material 2
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 139
Number of forecourts paved, repaired or drained 15
Interior Work :
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed (other than in connection with infectious
disease) 172
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 1,024
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 41
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved 17
Number of staircases replaced, repaired or improved 41
Number of instances in which lighting to staircases provided or improved 72
-Number of handrails and balustrades to staircases, etc., provided or repaired 44
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired or unfixed 717
Number of doors and/or other woodwork renewed, repaired or improved 50
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 242
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 81
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors provided or improved 35
Number of foodstores provided, cleansed or improved 15
Number of other repairs 114
Sundry Nuisances, etc. :
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced 10
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by the Disinfector 122
Number of instances in which overcrowding abated 14
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals abated 10
Number of offensive accumulations removed 26
Number of stables provided, repaired, cleansed, or improved 2
Number of urinals provided, repaired, cleansed or improved 6
Number of dung pits provided, repaired or improved 4
Number of other nuisances abated 37
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