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(a) DRAINAGE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (Contd).
Reconstructsd (whole system) 7
Reconstructed (connections) 29
Percentage of houses draining into sewers 99.9
Surface water drains reconstructed 3
Surface water drains repaired 4
(b) W^TER supply AND WATER SERVICE.
Draw taps on main 17
Percentage of houses supplied from Public Water
Service 99.9
(c) REFUSE.
New bins provided 40
Frequency of refuse removed from each house Weekly
Number of Complaints received -Dealth with by Engineer's
Department.
Method of disposal: Barging away to controlled tip.
(d) SUNDRY NUISANCES.
Overcrowding
Urgent casus reported to Housing Committee.
Smoke - Minor complaints only 3
Accumulation of refuse 3
Foul ditches, ponds, etc., and stagnant water 7
Dampness 251
Yards repaired or repaved 34
Leaky roofs and eaves guttering 301
Premises repaired and cleansed 526
Other nuisances 509
(e) DISINFECTION.
Premises disinfected:
Ordinary notifiable diseases 139
Phthisis 26
Cancer 20
Other diseases 12
Rooms stripped and cleansed (Section l67, Public
Health Act, 1936) -
Premises treated for vermin 84
Premises treated for other pests 32
(f) SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
Number on Register (including one Knacker's Yard) 5
Inspections made periodically at time of slaughter.
Contraventions of bye-laws -
Number of animals slaughtered in district during the year:
Oxen 229
Sheep and Lambs 1307
Pigs 521
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933:
Number of licences to slaughter animals issued during the year:
New Licences 1
Renewed Licences 9
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER,1936.
MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.