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Sanitary Conveniences and Drains—
Sinks provided or renewed 105
Sink, bath and lavatory waste pipes renewed or repaired 171
Water-closets renewed or structurally repaired 109
Water-closet pans renewed 126
Water-closet flushing cisterns renewed or repaired 121
Soil or ventilating pipes provided or renewed 75
Obstructions removed from drains 113
Defective drains relaid or repaired 122
Houses entirely redrained 72
Miscellaneous—
Yard paving provided, renewed or repaired 229
Dust-bins provided 140
Verminous premises disinfested 15
Offensive accumulations removed 17
Nuisance from keeping of animals abated 2
Other repairs and renewals 296
Drainage—
The drains provided or reconstructed (on 72 premises) were distributed
among the following roads:—
Avenue Road; Cambridge Park; Chase Road; Chaucer Road;
Chelmsford Road; Cleveland Road; Fullers Road; George Lane;
Gordon Road, Wanstead; Grove Road, Wanstead; Grove Road,
South Woodford; Horn Lane; Maybank Road; Malmesbury Road;
Nightingale Lane; New Wanstead; Onslow Gardens; Pelham Road;
Richmond Road; St. Mary's Avenue; Sunset Avenue; Tavistock
Road; The Drive; Wellington Road; High Road, Woodford Bridge.
Drain Testing.—The Council have a scheme in operation for those
who wish to obtain information as to the condition of the drainage before
purchase of a house. Upon application being made the house drainage is
examined and tested with smoke and a certificate issued specifying the
results of the examination at a charge of two per cent, of the gross assessment
of the house.
Certificates were granted in respect of eight premises.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts, 1920 to 1933.—Several
enquiries were made by occupiers of premises with regard to their position
under the Act, but notices served in respect of the conditions referred to
usually had the desired effect.
Two certificates were granted.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.—One hundred and two visits
were paid to premises in connection with complaints received and in the
majority of cases the source of rat infestation was definitely traced, the
premises being freed of rats with the aid of a Cyanogas foot pump wherever
this could be applied safely, or by means of Red Squill baits.
During the National Rat Week, posters were displayed throughout
the district drawing the attention of the public to the danger of rats and
inviting their application to the Department for advice and for free baits,
but, as constant measures are taken throughout the year the response on
that occasion was small.