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No houses were constructed by the Corporation during
the year, but building by private enterprise has again
made very rapid progress.
NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS DEALT
WITH DURING THE YEAR.
Dampness (other than defective roofs) 51
Guttering or downspouts 48
Rooms requiring cleansing, re-papering or distempering 184
Ceilings requiring cleansing and distempering 160
Defective ceilings 22
Defective cooking ranges and firegrates 33
Defective roofs 61
Defective pointing or rendering of walls 22
Defective sinks 16
Defective W.C. basins ; seats ; flushing cisterns ; and flush
pipes 32
Houses without sufficient dustbins 105
Absence of or defective yard pavings 37
Defective front approaches 10
Defective floors 31
Defective scullery floors 10
Defective or dirty water storage cisterns, etc. 3
Defects in water supply system 3
Defects in drains (including inspection chambers) 25
Blocked drains 42
Defects in vent pipes 9
Staircases 4
Defective coppers 12
Accumulation of rubbish, etc. 26
From keeping animals 3
Broken window frames, cords, etc. 00
Gas Stove in Bathroom 1
Defects in sink and bath wastes 9
Rat nuisances 65
Ponds, ditches 2
Vacant land 4
Empty premises 4
Overcrowding (Statutory) 1
Absence of or unventilated foodstores 33
Drinking water taps and pipes 8
Structures (Settlements) 7
Public House urinals 4
Miscellaneous 68
Failure to enter permitted number in rent book 45