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General.
The records of the work of the Department are kept on
the card index system, and are filed away for future reference.
All clerical matters have been promptly and efficiently attended
to and kept up to date.
The following are the tabulated particulars shewing the
nature of inspections and details of the sanitary defects and
nuisances dealt with during the year ending December 31st,
1913 :—
Summary of Sanitary Inspector's Report
for the Year, 1913.
Tabulated particulars of the number and nature of inspections,
and the sanitary defects and nuisances dealt with during
the year ending December 31st, 1913.
Houses.
No. of houses inspected and particulars recorded,
H.T.P. Act 298
No. of houses re-visited, H.T.P. Act 82
No. of houses found unfit for human habitation 10
No. of houses inspected or visited (ordinarily) 1552
No. of visits to works in progress 2508
Roofs repaired 54
Plaster on walls and ceilings repaired 90
Dilapidated and dangerous ceilings renewed 3
Dilapidated and dangerous walls re-built 9
Floors repaired or renewed 81
Ventilation provided under floors 77
Windows made to open top and bottom 45
Want of means of through ventilation to bedrooms (air
shaft provided) 63
Window frames made weather-proof 13
Window area inadequate (window enlarged) 10
Fireplaces causing smoke nuisance; remedied 10
Dilapidated staircases repaired or renewed 3
Damp walls (damp course provided) 102
Damp walls (brickwork re-pointed) 61