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31
NUISANCES AND HOUSING DEFECTS DEALT
WITH DURING THE YEAR.
Dampness (other than defective roofs) 38
Guttering or downspouts 34
Rooms requiring cleansing, re-papering or distempering 142
Ceilings requiring' cleansing and distempering 118
Defective ceilings 8
Defective cooking ranges and firegrates 42
Defective roofs 35
Defective pointing or rendering of walls 19
Defective sinks 13
Defective W.C. basins; seats; flushing cisterns; and flush
pipes 41
Houses without sufficient dustbins 78
Absence of or defective yard pavings 32
Defective front approaches 14
Defective floors 22
Defective scullery floors 7
Defective or dirty water storage cisterns, etc. 7
Defects in water supply system 1
Defects in drains (including inspection chambers) 33
Blocked drains 39
Defects in vent pipes 5
Defective coppers 4
Accumulations of rubbish, etc. (not including those dealt
with under Eats, etc. Act). 17
From keeping animals 6
Broken window frames, cords, etc. 65
Defects in sink and bath wastes 11
Ponds, ditches 1
Vacant land 4
Overcrowding (Statutory) 1
Absence of or unventilated foodstores 13
Drinking water taps and pipes 23
Structures (Settlements) 1
Public House urinals 2
Temporary Builders Latrines 2
Miscellaneous 53
Failure to enter permitted number in rent book 27