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84
Defects for the abatement of which Notices we
served during the year 1926.
Drains and Soil Pipes—
Cleansed 74
Repaired 776
W.C. Pans or Traps—
Cleansed 6
Repaired 93
New provided 363
Surface Gullies—
Repaired 7
New provided 3
Sinks and Sink-Pipes—
Repaired 514
New provided 22
Stack-Pipes and RainWater
Cutters—
Repaired 1994
New provided 20
Water Fittings and
Cisterns—
Cleansed 1
Repaired 467
New provided 2
Flushing Apparatus—
Repaired 766
New provided 58
Water Supply provided 9
Yard Paving—
Repaired 1218
Defects remedied in—
Roofs 4784
Floors 1245
Staircases 590
Windows 1980
Doors 570
Fireplaces 1371
Walls and Ceilings 13744
Animals improperly kept 18
Offensive Accumulations 95
Overcrowding 63
Smoke Nuisance 130
Gipsies removed 1
Dust receptacles provided 1663
Rooms disinfected 3304
Premises infested with
Rats 46
It frequently happens that a single sanitary notice specifies
many defects needing abatement.
Smoke Abatement.
Chimneys are at all times under general observation,
special detailed observations being made at intervals, or when
complaints are received. Responsible persons are interviewed,
and letters of warning sent, or notices served when occasions
for such action arise. The smoke rising from Railway
Engines at a large Railway Centre in the Borough is very
appreciable. The same may be said in respect to ships in the
Docks when stoking is in progress.
The number of warnines and notices issued during the
year was 130.
Readings of atmospheric impurity are not taken.