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SANITARY INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1910.
Me. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in submitting herewith the Second Annual
Report on the work of my department, being for the year 1910.
It will be noted, however, that this is the first report dealing with
a full year's work for which I have been personally responsible.
During the year works have been carried out affecting eightyfour
separate dwelling houses, in addition to trade and other
premises, and in many cases the works have been of an extensive
nature, affecting practically the whole of the sanitary
circumstances of the houses dealt with, both exterior in the
shape of drains, yard paving, W.C. accommodation, and removal
of refuse; and interior in the form of stripping, cleansing,
repairing and renovating the dwellings. The bulk of the work
executed is of a permanent nature, and in carrying out same I
have endeavoured to maintain a high standard as regards workmanship
and materials, believing it to be in the best interests of
owners of property that the work should be executed thoroughly
and completely, and I desire to express my thanks to the many
owners who during the year have co-operated with the Sanitary
Authority in eradicating many insanitary conditions, at considerable
cost to themselves, but with great advantage to the occupiers.
I am pleased to again report that the year's work has been
accomplished without friction, and ia no case has it been
necessary to resort to legal proceedings. The mode of procedure
adopted in dealing with nuisances is to issue a formal intimation
of the existence of certain specified defects, and this intimation is
invariably accompanied by a personal letter advising as to best