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Stack pipes prov1ded in 38 premises
Eaves gutters prov1ded in 33 „
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 the yard sinks in 309
Roofs repaired in 100 ,,
Stairs repaired in 73 „
Floors repaired in 83 „
Hearth stones and jambs prov1ded in 40 ,,
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repaired throughout
in 236 „
Ditto ditto in part in 171 „
Sashes repaired in 61 „
Ventilation prov1ded under ground floors in 5
Water closets (foul and dilap1dated) cleansed, repaired and
fitted to "Shoreditch Model" in 576 „
Water restored or newly la1d on to water closets in 669 ,,
Obstructions in water closets removed in 12 ,,
Water closets in close, dark, and otherwise injurious
situations removed into light and air in 25 „
Water supplied direct from main, in lieu of cisterns in 105 ,.
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired in 38 „
Yards and areas lime washed in 171 „
Dust bins prov1ded in 492 „
Dust bins repaired in 79 ,,
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete in 639 ,,
Yard paving repaired and rendered impervious in 60 „
Areas paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete in 46 „
Sculleries ditto ditto in 61 „
Premises unfit for habitation closed 16 „
Four public dust bins of improved construction have been prov1ded,
which relieves 97 of the above premises from nuisances arising from
accumulation of refuse in small back yards.