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Earth or Chemical Closets:
Number provided or reconstructed 1
Number provided with deodorants or repaired 1
Sinks:
Number of new sinks provided 58
Number of sinks repaired or improved 33
Drains:
Number examined, exposed, etc. 57
Number unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. 142
Number of waste pipes provided, disconnected, repaired, trapped or unstopped 82
Number of soil pipes fixed, repaired or improved 6
Number of ventilating shafts fixed, repaired or improved 22
Number of fresh air inlets provided, repaired or improved 26
Number of rain water pipes disconnected from drain —
Number of gully traps inserted or improved 123
Number of disconnecting traps inserted 1
Number of inspection chambers inserted 24
Number of disconnecting chambers improved, sealed or cleansed 2
Number of inspection chambers repaired, improved, sealed or cleansed 27
Number of drains constructed or reconstructed 20
Total length of drain pipes laid (4 in.-1,767 ft.) (6 in.-148 ft.) 1915 ft.
Number of tests and re-tests applied 340
Number of other works executed 10
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 2
Removal of Household Refuse:
Number of new ashbins provided 79
Number of ashbins repaired 3
Dampness:
Number of roofs stripped, renewed or repaired 278
Number of gutters and rain water pipes provided, repaired or unstopped 229
Number of instances in which external brickwork, sills, etc., repaired, renewed or
rendered impervious 603
Number of damp-proof courses provided 100
Number of sites covered with impervious material
Number of yards paved, repaired or drained 117
Number of forecourts paved, repaired or drained 26
Interior Work:
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed 291
Number of floors, walls and ceilings repaired or renewed 1,127
Number of rooms in which ventilation provided or improved 75
Number of rooms in which lighting provided or improved 27
Number of staircases replaced, repaired or improved 38
Number of instances in which lighting to staircases provided or improved 33
Number of handrails and balustrades to staircases, etc., provided or repaired 26
Number of window frames and sashes provided, repaired or unfixed 876
Number of doors and/or other woodwork renewed, repaired or improved 165
Number of stoves or grates provided or repaired 249
Number of washing coppers provided or repaired 58
Number of instances in which ventilation under floors provided or improved 60
Number of food stores provided, cleansed or improved 76
Number of other repairs 52
Sundry Nuisances, etc.:
Number of instances in which domestic cleansing enforced 16
Number of rooms sprayed for the removal of vermin by the Disinfector 120
Number of houses disinfected prior to demolition 56
'Number of instances in which overcrowding abated 25
Number of instances of improper keeping of animals abated 9
Number of offensive accumulations removed 51
Number of pigstyes provided, repaired, cleansed or improved 3
Number of stables provided, repaired, cleansed, or improved 3
Number of urinals provided, repaired, cleansed or improved
Number of dung pits provided, repaired or improved 2
Number of other nuisances abated 86
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