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33
Dampness of premises 12
Flooding of premises 2
Overcrowding 5
Sanitary defects 6
Smoke nuisances 4
Water in basements 6
Miscellaneous 32
Total 285
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The Chief Sanitary Inspector, Mr. F. W. King, was responsible
for this work until the end of October, and I am obliged to
him for the following particulars:—
During the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1919, the number
of horses and vans engaged in the collection and the number of
loads of house refuse removed were as follows:—
Horses and vans, 5,776. Loads, 10,154.
Collection took place an 303 days.
Average number of horses and vans pea- day, 19.06.
Average number of loads per horse per day, 1.77.
The refuse was disposed of as follows
Deposited at Destructor Works 10,024 loads.
Deposited elsewhere 130 ,,
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
The methods whereby the sewage of the district is disposed
of have been detailed in previous reports.
There are in the district in addition:—
83 Cesspools and privies.
56 Pail closets.
FACTORIES.
There are 68 factories on the register, made up as follows:—
Alloy Moulder 1
Bakehouses 7
Boot Making and Repairing 3
Brick Maker 1
Brush Back Manufacturer 1
Builders Joinery and Carpentry Works 6
Cardboard Box Maker 1