AnnualReport-1936 — Page 644

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Table IX.

CLASSIFICATION OF NUISANCES REPORTED, 1936.

1. Illegal cubicles 6,212 2. Accumulation of stagnant water and refuse 5,012 3. Defective wastepipes, rain water pipes, eaves gutters, etc. 4,735 4. No dust bins 4,065 5. Defective floor surfaces 4,041 6. Illegal height of cubicles 2,793 7. Defective gratings 2,773 8. Choked wastepipes, rain water pipes, eaves gutters, etc. 2,004 9. Rat runs filled in 1,811 10. Missing gratings 1,796 11. No hoods to fireplaces or flues 1,658 12. Defective cement rendering to internal wall surfaces of kitchens 1,394 13. Obstructions of windows, doors, ventilating openings, etc. 1,274 14. Dirty condition of water closets, latrines, and urinals 964 15. Gratings not properly fixed 942 16. Illegal shades in yards 775 17. Defective hoods to fireplaces or flues 737 18. Obstructions of yards 560 19. Obstructions of verandahs and balconies 519 20. No covers to water storage tanks or wells etc. 509 21. No cement rendering to internal wall surfaces of kitchens 461 22. Keeping of cattle and swine without licences 408 23. Breeding of mosquitoes 402 24. No water supply to water closets and urinals 396 25. Dirty and darkened windows 358 26. Accumulation of excreta 350 27. Dirty and defective barrels for storage of drinking water 338 28. No receptacles or pails to latrines 338 29. Defective flushing pipes, soil pipes, cisterns, etc. to water closets 293 Carried forward 47,918