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WORKS DONE TO SECURE ABATEMENT OF
NUISANCES.
Glazed pipe drains provided in lien of dilapidated
brick ones in 281 premises
Defectively constructed pipe drains repaired or relaid in 185 „
Drains provided where there were none before in 23 „
Drains (untrapped) traps provided in 350 „
Cesspools emptied and filled up in 54 „
Stack pipes (having their heads dangerously close
to bedroom windows, permitting sewer gas to
pass into the dwellings) disconnected from drains in 259 „
Stack pipes provided in 29 ,,
Eaves gutters provided in 29 „
Waste pipes, of sinks within doors (untrapped and
permitting sewer gas to impregnate the
dwellings) have been securely trapped, or otherwise
disconnected from drains, and have now
their ends in the open air, and immediately over
yard sinks in 185 „
Roofs repaired in 150 „
Flooring repaired in 73 „
Stairs repaired in 42 „
Sashes reqaired in 15 ,,
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repaired
throughout in 414 „
Ditto ditto in part in 215 „
Ventilation provided under ground floor in 44 ,,
Water-closets limewhited in 371 „
Water-closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed and
repaired in 548 „
Water restored or newly laid on to water-closets in 521 „
Obstructions in water-closets removed in 84 „
Yards and areas limewhited in 523 ,,
Dust bins provided in 258 „
Dust bins repaired in 49 „