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MISCELLANEOUS.
Roofs repaired 29
Eaves gutters renewed or repaired 14
Stack pipes renewed or repaired 13
Stack pipes disconnected from drains 24
Damp walls remedied 26
Ventilation provided beneath floors 11
Yards paved 27
Yard paving repaired 2
Yards cleansed 3
Floors of rooms repaired 15
Floors of rooms renewed or repaved 2
Rooms repaired, cleansed and distempered 177
Windows repaired, renewed or made to open 53
Cisterns repaired, cleansed, covered or removed
12
Movable ashbins provided 139
Nuisance from overcrowding abated 4
Nuisance from animals abated 16
Accumulation of manure or refuse removed 13
Water supplied to houses 1
Premises limewashed (workshops, etc.) 39
Firegrates repaired or renewed 9
New pumps for water supply 1
Pigstyes abolished 3
New milkstone provided 1
Nuisance from smoke abated 1
Sheds removed 4
Miscellaneous 32
MEAT & FOODS INSPECTION.
This branch of the work has received considerable attention
during the year. Every care has been taken to detect
any diseased, unsound or unwholesome food.
During the year 346 visits have been paid to premises
where food is prepared or exposed for sale. Probably the
most important part of this work is that of examination of
carcases of meat at the time of slaughter, when all the organs
may be examined.
A consderable number of visits and inspections have
been made in connection with food inspection in the evenings
after office hours.
The result of inspections is reflected in the following
list of foodstuffs condemned during the year :—