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The following list shows the number of defects remedied during the year as
a result of notices served:-
Brickwork, repaired 26
Choked drains, unstopped 43
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 22
Ceilings, repaired and made good 160
Doors and frames, repaired 15
Dustbins, supplied 24
Dampness in walls, remedied 228
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 15
Firegrates; cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 91
Floors, joists and staircases repaired or renewed 123
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out 66
Inspection covers and frames renewed 10
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 227
Piaster to walls, repaired and made good 182
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 23
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 4
Sinks replaced 5
Seats to W.C's, repaired or renewed 8
Waste water preventors, repaired or renewed 6
Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated 84
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 29
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 189
W.C s replaced 68
Yard Paving, repaired and made good 4
Miscellaneous items 40
TOTAL 1,692
In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the
year under the supervision of the Public Health Department:-
Drains tested (smoke) 18
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 2
New interceptors fixed 4
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 3
New manholes constructed 5
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 1
Whole of drainage system relaid (soil) 4
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 15
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 8
Surface water main drains repaired or relaid 3
New W.C's provided and fixed 9
New sinks provided and fixed 4
Drain ventilators fixed 1
New sewer connections 2
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