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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 12
Brickwork, repaired 5
Choked drains, unstopped 16
Chimney stacks and flues, repaired and made good 5
Ceilings, repaired and made good 19
Doors and Frames, repaired 6
Drains, renewed or relaid 23
Dustbins, supplied 5
Dampness in walls, remedied 93
Fresh air inlets and interceptor caps etc., provided 113
Firegrates, cooking stoves, repaired or renewed 7
Floors, joists and staircases, repaired or renewed 34
Gully surrounds, repaired and made good 5
Gutterings repaired or renewed or cleaned out 26
Inspection covers and frames renewed 18
Leaky roofs and skylights repaired 39
Plaster to walls, repaired and made good 53
Rainwater pipes, repaired or renewed 14
Sinks/Washbasins, replaced 3
Soil pipe ventilators, repaired or renewed 6
Seats to W C.'s repaired or renewed 3
Water waste preventors, repaired or renewed 5
Waste pipes, repaired or renewed 9
Water storage tanks and water supply, renewed 24
Window frames, sash cords, sills, repaired or renewed 49
W.C.'s replaced 30
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) 78
New soil pipe ventilators fixed 5
New surface water and soil gullies fixed 8
New manholes constructed 6
Manholes reconstructed or repaired 6
Soil drainage connections repaired or relaid 5
Soil main drains repaired or relaid 5
New W C s provided and fixed 15
New sinks provided and fixed 11
New manhole covers fixed 9
New surface water lengths fixed 1
Baths/Lavatory basins installed (new) 12
Drain ventilators fixed 7
Waste stack and connections 1
Rodding access provided 3
Rodding eye cap replaced 1°
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