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e. the result of the service of notices, and
NATURE OF THE WORKS CARRIED OUT TO
REMEDY THE DEFECTS REPORTED.
Premises where drains were renewed entirely 9
Preuises where drains were renewed partially or
repaired 44
Drains unstopped only 95
W.C.'s repaired (new pans, traps, flushing tanks, etc.) 116
Sanitary dustbins provided 80
Number of rooms in dwellings cleansed and whitewashed226
Trade premises cleansed and whitewashed 47
Damp courses provided to house walls, horizontal or
vertical 82
Dampness remedied (Roofs, R.W.P.'s, etc., repaired) 191
Room,floors renewed or repaired 50
Water supply re-instated to houses 4
Yard and Scullery pavings repaired 10
Refuse removed (stables, etc.) 8
Other miscellaneous items, viz.:— Drain channels
made good, ceilings and plasterings repaired, air
bricks cleared and made good, stoves and sinks
renewed or repaired, etc. 136
DISINFECTIONS.
There were 95 steam disinfection jobs during the year, as well as
186 houses where rooms were fumigated with Formalin Gas. This
work includes disinfections after Cancer, Tuberculosis, Skin affections,
etc., as well as for infectious cases reported under the Infectious
Diseases (Notification) Act.
DAIRIES, BAKEHOUSES, Etc.
The dairies, cowsheds and milkshops, bakehouses and
slaughter-houses were visited at certain intervals, and were kept in
a fairly satisfactory state.