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Water Supply.
Water re-instated 1
Service pipes and cisterns repaired,etc. 13
Paving.
Yards newly paved 2
Yard paving repaired 12
Dust Receptac1es.
New dustbins provided 33
Dampness.
Roofs repaired 96
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 58
Damp course fixed 17
Ventilation under floors 7
External walls pointed or rendered 17
Walls treated with damp resisting material 44
Dry area provided 1
General
Windows repaired or renewed 199
Rooms ventilated 15
Doors repaired or renewed 24
Floors repaired or renewed 52
Stoves and coppers repaired or renewed 37
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 284
Rooms cleansed 323
Handrails provided or repaired 6
Staircases repaired 7
Chimney stacks and pots repaired or renewed 18
Dangerous structures repaired or demolished 8
Accumulations removed 22
Statutory entries made in rent book 6
Nuisances from animals abated 1
Food premises cleansed 17
Smoke nuisance abated 1
Means of escape in case of fire put in order (factories) 3
Nuisances from offensive fumes abated 2
Miscellaneous 34
HOUSING.
1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:-
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts). 400
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 400
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
sub-heading (1) above)which wore inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations,1925 and 1932 10
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 10
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to bo in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation. Nil
19.