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Dust Receptacles.
As the result of notices served under Section
36 of the Public Health Act, 1875, which requires
a sufficient ashpit to be provided to each house,
portable galvanized iron dust bins with tightfitting
covers have been provided to nineteen
houses where none previously existed, and at five
houses defective brick ashpits have been abolished
and suitable dust bins substituted.
Paving of Yards.
The importance of paving the yards and open
spaces in the vicinity of dwelling houses with
concrete or other durable and impervious material
is becoming more and more recognised by owners
of property as a necessary sanitary provision, as
it not only assists to keep the house free from
dampness but also tends to greater cleanliness both
inside and outside the dwelling house. Tenants
also greatly appreciate the benefit of a sufficiently
paved area around the house, and now frequently
apply to the Sanitary Department for this
requirement to be enforced.
During the year a sufficient area of the yards
and open spaces of fifty dwelling houses have been
paved, principally with six inches of concrete, so
sloped that all water falling on the surface is
conveyed into a properly trapped gully.
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