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Table X.

NUISANCES.

CLASSIFICATION OF, 1933.

1. Accumulation of refuse and stagnant water etc. 4,694 2. Defective gratings 3,993 3. Defective wastepipes, rain water pipes, eaves gutters etc. 3,760 4. No dust bins 3,172 5. Illegal cubicles 3,141 6. Choked wastepipes, rain water pipes, eaves gutters. etc. 1,724 7. Defective cement rendering to internal wall surfaces of kitchens 1,332 8. Illegal height of cubicles 1,249 9. Missing gratings 1,201 10. Gratings not properly fixed 1,152 11. Defective floor surfaces 964 12. Dirty condition of water closets, urinals and latrines. 942 13. Rat runs filled in 842 14. Dirty condition of premises 825 15. Obstructions of windows, doors, ventilating openings, etc. 824 16. Obstructions of verandahs 804 17. Obstructions of yards 469 18. Use of verandahs for sleeping and cooking purposes... 425 19. Use of basements for habitation, as workshops, etc.... 277 20. No receptacles to latrines 249 21. Illegal zinc and wooden shades in yards 145 22. Breeding of mosquitoes 130 23. Use of yards for cooking purposes 108 24. Discharge of sullage water, urine, excreta, etc. 86 25. Illegal wooden partitions 81 26. Food-preserving Establishments not having been registered 74 27. Illegal wooden bunks and beds in excess 49 28. Insufficient glazed area to windows openings into external air 49 29. Dirty and defective barrels for the storage of drinking water 45 30. Eating houses without licences 45 Carried forward 32,851