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Annexe M.
REPORT OF THE SANITARY SURVEYOR.
NEW HOUSE DRAINS,
1. Plans have been deposited and passed by me during the year for the drainage of 152 houses. The plans of 281 were carried forward from 1904, making a total of 433 in hand during the year.
2. The drainage of 189 houses has been completed and the plans for 25 have been cancelled, leaving 219 to carry forward to 1906.
RE-DRAINAGE AND ADDITIONS.
3. In addition to the above, plans for redrainage of or additions to the drainage of 90 houses were carried forward from 1904 and new plans have been received for 252 houses making a total of 342 for the year. Of these, 193 have been completed and 13 cancelled, leaving 136 to be carried forward to 1906.
4. A summary of the above is appended in Tables I, II and III.
INSPECTION OF PRIVATE HOUSE DRAINS.
5. The drains of 131 houses have been tested and reported on, in consequence of com- plaints having been received regarding them. Of this number, 129 required re-constructing, and 2 amending.
Notices were served on the owners of the above 131 houses calling upon them to execute the
necessary work.
All of these have been complied with. 18,628 houses have been visited by the Drainage Inspectors with the result that 1,900 drainage nuisances have been discovered. 572 houses were found to have inadequate provision for carrying off rain water from the roofs.
Notices have been served in each case, on the owner or occupier, calling upon them to abate the nuisance.
All of these have been complied with. 38 nuisances have been referred to the Medical Officer of Health and 240 to the Hon. Director of Public Works to be dealt with by them.
582 choked drain traps on private property have been cleansed by the Drainage Foremen.
WATER-CLOSETS AND URINALS.
6. During the past year, water-closets and urinals have been erected in the following buildings, by permission of the Board, and have been connected to the public sewers:
Hotel Mansion,
Royal Building,
Gas Works New Premises,
Blackhead's Factory, Shaukiwan,
2 Pedder Street,
Kowloon Dock, Hunghom,
Water-closets. Urinals.
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NEW BUILDINGS.
7. Certificates have been granted during the year under Section 84 of Ordinance 13 of 1901, for 20 houses, certifying that they have been built in accordance with the entire provisions of that Ordinance.