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The following list shows the number of defects remedied during the year as
a result of notices served:-
Brickwork, repaired 13
Choked drains, unstopped 66
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 10
Ceilings, repaired and made good 98
Doors and frames, repaired 7
Dustbins, supplied 9
Dampness in walls, remedied 150
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 4
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 52
Floors, joists and staircases repaired or renewed 73
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out 50
Inspection covers and frames renewed 15
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 136
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 161
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 13
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 11
Sinks replaced -
Seats to W.C's, repaired or renewed 6
Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed 4
Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated 18
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 15
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 146
W.Cs replaced 34
Yard Paving, repaired and made good 7
Miscellaneous items 27
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In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the year
under the supervision of the Public Health Department:-
Drains tested (smoke) 39
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 14
New interceptors fixed 1
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 5
New manholes constructed 9
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 8
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 29
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 19
New W. C's provided and fixed 37
New sinks provided and fixed 16
New sewer connections 4
New manhole covers fixed 5
New surface water lengths fixed 4
Baths installed (new) 5
Lavatory Basins installed (new) 10
Drain ventilators fixed -
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