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Annual Report of Sanitary Inspector
To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District
Council of Surbiton
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the Annual Report
on the work of your Sanitary Inspectors for the
year 1934.
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 Order, 1926.
COMPLAINTS.
During the year four-hundred and ninety-one
complaints were received with respect to the
ing matters, viz.:—
Defective condition of house drains 59
Insanitary or dilapidated condition of houses and
premises 90
Verminous rooms 10
Nuisances from dampness in walls and floors 5
Defective water closets 34
Defective sink waste pipes, etc. 18
Defective roofs 21
Defective eaves gutters and rainwater pipes 3
Defective stoves and ranges 40
Water supply to dwelling houses disconnected 23
Smoke nuisance 2
Caravans 1
Overcrowding 2
Underground rooms 2
Houses infested with rats 31