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Water supply 3
Nuisance from dampness 19
Nuisance from overcrowding 5
Nuisance from animals 11
Accumulations of refuse or manure 27
Burning of refuse 3
Nuisance on unfenced building land 14
Non-removal of house refuse 29
Absence of or defective ashbins 9
Accumulations of water in basement or cellar 3
Smoke nuisances 3
Foul ponds and ditches 7
Smells from public sewers or street gullies 13
Nuisance from rats 1
Other complaints 20
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The communications in regard to the non-removal of
house refuse and smells from the public sewers were acknowledged
and handed to your Council's Surveyor, in whose
department these matters are dealt with.
The other complaints were promptly investigated, and
in those cases in which the Council had power to interfere,
the necessary steps were immediately taken to remove the
cause of complaint.
Enquiries and Inspections after Infectious Disease.
One thousand and seventy-seven visits were paid in connection
with the cases of infectious disease which occurred in
the district during the year. No fewer than 7,289 articles
were removed to the Council's disinfecting station and passed
through the steam disinfecting apparatus; 365 rooms were
fumigated and the walls of the rooms were stripped and
cleansed where necessary. The walls and floors of the infected
parts of the premises were also sprayed with a disinfectant
fluid.