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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:-
Accumulation of rubbish 8
Brickwork, repaired 5
Choked drains, unstopped 34
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 7
Ceilings, repaired and made good 71
Doors and Frames, repaired 23
Drains, renewed or relaid 13
Dustbins, supplied 9
Dampness in walls, remedied 142
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 31
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 12
Floors, joists and staircases, repaired or renewed 84
Gully surrounds, repaired and made good 5
Gutterings, repaired or renewed or cleaned out 22
Inspection covers and frames renewed 14
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 44
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 115
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 20
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 12
Sinks replaced 4
Seats to W. C."s repaired or renewed 8
Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed 12
Walls and ceilings, cleansed or redecorated 7
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 18
Water storage tanks and water supply, renewed 4
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 248
W. C. ps replaced 23
Yard paving, repaired and made good 9
Miscellaneous items 6
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In addition, the following drainage works were carried out during the year
under the supervision of Public Health Department officers:-
Drains tested (smoke) 78
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 5
New interceptors fixed 2
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 6
New manholes constructed 10
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 7
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 30
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 6
New W.C.'s provided and fixed 33
New sinks provided and fixed 5
New manhole covers fixed 2
New surface water lengths fixed 8
Baths/Lavatory basins installed (new) 19
Drain ventilators fixed 3
Waste stack and connections 4
Anti-siphonage pipes connected 1
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