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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 2
Brickwork, repaired 1
Choked drains, unstopped 14
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 3
Ceilings, repaired and made good 9
Doors and Frames, repaired 16
Drains, renewed or relaid 28
Dustbins, supplied 5
Dampness in walls, remedied 105
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 31
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 4
Floors, joists and staircases, repaired or renewed 52
Gully surrounds, repaired and made good 10
Gutterings, repaired or renewed or cleaned out 19
Inspection covers and frames renewed 13
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 43
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 57
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 10
Sinks, replaced 2
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 6
Seats to W.C.’s repaired or renewed 4
Walls and ceiling, cleansed or redecorated 1
Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed 7
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 12
Water storage tanks and water supply, renewed 7
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 107
W,C,’s replaced 18
Yard paving, repaired and made good 4
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) 45
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 4
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 12
New manholes constructed 1
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 2
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 14
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 7
New W,C.’s provided and fixed 17
New sinks provided and fixed 3
New manhole covers fixed 1
New surface water lengths fixed 2
Baths/Lavatory basins installed (new) 20
Drain ventilators fixed 1
Waste stack and connections 4
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