AnnualReport-1932 — Page 575

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Table X.

NUISANCES.

CLASSIFICATION OF, 1932.

1. Defective gratings 3,476 2. Defective wastepipes, rain water pipes, eaves gutters etc. 3,091 3. Illegal cubicles 2,850 4. No dust bins 2,802 5. Accumulation of refuse 2,068 6. Choked wastepipes, rain water pipes, eaves gutters etc. 1,489 7. Defective floor surfaces 1,041 8. Gratings not properly fixed 1,005 9. Missing gratings 916 10. Defective cement rendering 874 11. Rat runs filled in 789 12. Illegal height of cubicles 638 13. Obstructions of windows, doors, ventilating openings etc. 617 14. Obstructions of verandahs 558 15. Dirty condition of water closets, urinals and latrines 477 16. Obstructions of yards 472 17. Dirty condition of premises 241 18. No receptacles to latrines 227 19. Use of verandahs for cooking and sleeping purposes 220 20. Accumulation of stagnant water 175 21. Use of basements for habitation, as workshops etc. 102 22. Breeding of mosquitoes 72 23. Illegal wooden bunks and beds in excess 56 24. Use of yards for cooking purposes 55 25. Use of kitchens for sleeping purposes 12 26. Offensive trades (Rag-storing, feather-storing, soap-boiling etc.) 38 27. Storing urine in earthenware kongs etc. 34 28. Illegal wooden partitions 29 29. No cement rendering 25 30. Insufficient glazed area to windows openings 19 31. Keeping of cattle and swine without licences 19 32. Dirty barrels for the storage of drinking water 18 Carried forward 24,535