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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 6
Brickwork,repaired 27
Choked drains, unstopped 26
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 11
Ceilings repaired and made good 41
Doors and Frames repaired 34
Drains, renewed or relaid 28
Dustbins, supplied 6
Dampness in walls, remedied 167
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 52
Firegrates cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 13
Floors, joists and staircases, repaired or renewed 99
Gully surrounds repaired and made good 5
Gutterings, repaired or renewed or cleaned out 35
Inspection covers and frames renewed 15
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 48
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 113
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 15
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 8
Seats to W.C. s repaired or renewed 16
Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed 10
Waste pipes„ repaired or renewed 18
Water storage tanks and water supply, renewed 4
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 261
W.C.'s replaced 6
Yard paving repaired and made good 7
Miscellaneous items 12
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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) 71
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 3
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 13
New manholes constructed 7
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 4
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 19
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 10
New W.C.'s provided and fixed 14
New sinks provided and fixed 10
New manhole covers fixed 1
New surface water lengths fixed 5
Baths/Lavatory basins installed (new) 24
Drain ventilators fixed 3
Waste stack and connections 4