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Sanitary Administration.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The public conveniences in the District (both those maintained
by the Council, and the public house urinals which are entered from
the street and available to the public) have been regularly inspected
during the year by the Sanitary Inspectors, and defective conditions
found have been remedied. The urinal at the Bridge Hotel has
been structurally improved.
The public conveniences maintained by the Council number 5.
These 5 public conveniences are for the use of men only, and
water-closet accommodation is provided in only two of them.
There are no public conveniences providing accommodation
for women.
The number of public-house urinals entered from the street
and available to the public is 12.
There are conveniences, both urinals and water-closet accommodation,
at 3 Railway Stations in the District; water-closet
accommodation is provided at each of the Stations for both sexes.
All are entered from the Station premises.
I do not consider that the requirements of the District as to
public conveniences are met by the above-mentioned facilities ; the
public conveniences are too few in number, the water-closet accommodation
especially is insufficient, and the entire absence of
women's lavatories for the use of the public (except those situated
at the Railway Stations, needs remedying.
The subject has been given careful consideration by the
Council, and it is anticipated that improved facilities will shortly be
provided.
SCAVENGING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL.
The scavenging and the disposal of the refuse from the District
is undertaken by the Surveyor's Department.
Collection of house Refuse.
House refuse is collected at least once a week ; during the
summer months it is removed twice weekly from flat-dwellings and
large establishments. All house refuse is removed to the Council's