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Annual Report of Chief Sanitary
Inspector.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Borough of Surbiton.
I have the honour to present the Annual
Report on the work of your Sanitary Inspectors
for the year 1936.
This report is compiled in accordance with the
directions contained in a Memorandum from the
Ministry of Health and as required by Article
XIX (15 of the Sanitary Officers (Outside
London) Regulations, 1935.
COMPLAINTS.
During the year 1173 complaints were received
with respect to the following matters, viz :—
Defective condition of house drains 66
Insanitary or dilapidated condition of houses and
premises 63
Verminous rooms 13
Nuisances from dampness in walls and floors 26
Defective water closets 43
Defective sink waste pipes, etc. 17
Defective roofs 42
Defective eaves, gutters and rainwater pipes 11
Defective stoves and ranges 67
Water supply to dwelling houses disconnected 35
Smoke nuisance 11
Caravans 4
Overcrowding 4
Underground rooms —
Houses infested with rats 15