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These premises have been visited, and as a result of action
taken by the department, the following defective conditions have
been remedied:—
Want of cleanliness 9
Walls, floors, gutters and roofs repaired 12
Sanitary accommodation
Insufficient —
Not separate for sexes —
Unsuitable or defective 18
Foul sanitary conveniences 7
Accumulations removed 1
Other nuisances and defects remedied 20
Defective dustbins 16
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Stable Premises.
There are 33 premises on the register, and these have all been
systematically inspected during the year, strict attention being
given to the provision of efficient receptacles for the storage of
manure, and the prompt and frequent removal of all manure from
the premises in order to minimise the risk of nuisance from flies.
Rats and Mice Destruction Act.
The provisions of this Act have been enforced during the year.
Thirty-seven complaints were received, and in twenty-six instances
"preliminary" intimations have been served upon the owners and
occupiers of premises to eradiate "rodents" and render the
premises rat proof.
School Sanitation.
A routine sanitary survey of all the twelve elementary schools,
one special school and two secondary schools with regard to the
condition of the school sanitary fittings was made during the year.
There is only one school now in the Borough containing the latrine
or trough type of closets, all the others having been altered and