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The following list shows the number of defects remedied during
the year as a result of notices served:-
Brickwork, repaired 19
Choked drains, unstopped 17
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 39
Ceilings, repaired and made good 150
Doors and frames, repaired 26
Dustbins, supplied 36
Dampness in walls, remedied 285
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc,.provided 24
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 101
Floors, joists and staircases repaired or renewed 95
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out 64
Inspection covers and frames renewed 11
leaky roofs and skylights repaired 213
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 207
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 25
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 11
Sinks replaced 8
Seats to W.C's, repaired or renewed 8
Waste water preventors, repaired or renewed 10
Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated 166
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 18
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 211
W.C's replaced 63
Yard Paving, repaired and made good 8
Miscellaneous items 81
TOTAL 1,896
In addition, the following drainage works were carried out
during the year under the supervision of the Public Health Department
Drains tested (smoke) 27
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 5
New interceptors fixed 2
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 9
New manholes constructed 13
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 1
Whole of drainage system relaid (soil) 1
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 47
Surface water connections repaired or relaid 3
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 11
Surface water main drains repaired or relaid 2
New W.C's provided and fixed 28
New sinks provided and fixed 14
Drain Ventilators fixed 2
New sewer connections 2
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