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The following list shows the number of defects and other nuisances remedied
during the year as a result of notices served:-
Brickwork repaired 14
Choked drains, unstopped 21
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 3
Ceilings, repaired and made good 91
Doors and frames, repaired 21
Dustbins, supplied 12
Dampness in walls, remedied 160
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 12
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 26
Floors joists and staircases repaired or renewed 71
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out 44
Inspection covers and frames renewed 31
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 91
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 72
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 22
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 21
Sinks replaced
Seats to W.C.'s repaired or renewed 3
Water waste preventers, repaired or renewed 16
Walls and ceilings cleansed or redecorated 5
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 17
Window frames, sash cords, sills repaired or renewed 97
W,C,s replaced 43
Yard paving, repaired and made good 5
Miscellaneous items 37
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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) 54
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 12
New interceptors fixed 3
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 12
New manholes constructed 9
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 4
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 17
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 11
New W.C,'s provided and fixed 23
New sinks provided and fixed 16
New sewer connections
New manhole covers fixed
New surface water lengths fixed 1
Baths installed (new) 8
Lavatory basins installed (new) 9
Drain ventilators fixed
Waste stack and connections 3