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42
ANNUAL REPORT OF SENIOR SANITARY INSPECTOR.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of Mitcham.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my annual summary of the work carried out
in the Borough during the year 1934 by myself and Inspectors
P. D. O'Grady and A. W. Lock.
Total number of visits paid 11761
Number of complaints received and investigated 468
Number of premises inspected 3480
Number of premises revisited 5276
Number of nuisances discovered 1234
Number of nuisances abated without report 1098
Number of nuisances abated after report 126
Number of intimatory notices served 1017
Number of statutory notices served 138
Notices followed by legal proceedings 3
Number of revisits to infected houses or houses of
smallpox contacts 124
Number of house drains tested 10
Number of drains found defective 5
Number of tests applied to new drainwork 9
Character of Work Done.
Houses repaired and cleansed generally 363
Overcrowding cases abated 31
Roofs repaired 139
Damp walls remedied 52
Eaves guttering and spouting renewed or repaired 71
Water closets renewed, repaired or cleaned 80
Water closet flushing cisterns and flush pipes
renewed or repaired 83
Water cisterns cleansed or covered 28
Water supply to houses reinstated 6
Back yards paved or paving repaired 38
Floors repaired 83
Dustbins provided 455
Premises where animals improperly kept were
removed or improved 1