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ORDINARY SANITARY WORK OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Staff.
Chief Inspector: G. T. Norman, Cert. San. Inst.
Assistant Inspector: W. S. Parsons.
Systematic
Inspection.
During the year there were 1,673 inspections of
nuisances in course of abatement 1,162 houses
inspected, 434 visits to cases of infectious diseases,
besides systematic inspections of slaughter houses, cowsheds,
bakehouses, &c.
Abatement of
Nuisances under
the Public
Health Acts.
A summary of nuisances investigated by the
Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1905 is given at
the end of this Section, and it is satisfactory to
report that at the end of the year, out of a total of
2,163 defects reported only 22 remained not done, all
of which were reported during the end of December. Only 3 defects
had to be reported to the Health Committee for their sanction
to serve statutory notices on the owners, and these were abated
during the time allowed by the notices.
The work of supervising the reconstruction of the drains and
other sanitary arrangements where they are found defective is done
by the Sanitary Inspector. During the year the drainage at 70
houses has been entirely reconstructed, i.e., a fresh connection
made to the sewer, new drains, either of tested earthenware or
iron pipes, laid with efficient intercepting trap and the necessary
chambers. All these drains stood the water test after they were
covered. Full particulars of this work are kept in the Inspector's
office for reference.
At 123 houses it was found that although a defect was
discovered in the drains the reconstruction of a branch either to
the water closet or sink pipes would put the drainage in a
satisfactory condition.
One hundred and fifty water closets have been reconstructed.
In all these cases, the existing foul and defective water closet has
been abolished and a wash-down or other suitable type of convenience
fixed with efficient flushing apparatus, soil pipe and