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Ventilation improved 1
Dampness remedied 105
Water service pipes repaired 9
Waterclosets: repairs to roof, walls, doors and seats 28
Waterclosets: flushing apparatus repaired or renewed,
pans and traps provided 99
Water storage cisterns cleansed 3
Water supply reinstated 19
Flooring of rooms repaired 53
Rooms cleansed and redecorated 184
Repairs to sinks and waste pipes 63
Window frames and sashes repaired 104
Drains repaired and cleansed 54
Repairs to firegrates 22
Repairs to stoves, etc. 22
New dustbins provided 71
Accumulations removed 13
Repairs to chimney eaves 18
Repairs to staircases 11
Rainwater gullies repaired 4
Smoke nuisances abated 3
Verminous rooms disinfested 14
Repairs to hot water tanks 1
External decorations 2
Repairs to doors 8
Sanitary accommodation provided 5
Sundries 50
Drains tested 18
Rooms disinfected, after infectious disease 383
Rooms treated for vermin 351
All ponds and ditches in the Borough where mosquito
breeding was possible were sprayed with paraffin twice early in
the year. Nineteen visits were paid for this purpose.
Petroleum (Consolidation) Act, 1928.—Seventy-six licences
to store petroleum and cellulose solutions were granted, totalling
135,510 gallons. A licence was also issued for 20 cwt. of carbide
of calcium to be stored.