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In addition to the nuisances classified, various others of equal or greater
importance, have been abated.
The highly offensive trade of gut cleaning has been abolished in Brook's
Gardens, an old standing source of annoyance and danger to the inhabitants
of the neighbourhood.
In 4 cases, smoke nuisances have been effectually dealt with. In six
instances, horses and other animals in improper places, or so kept as to be
a nuisance and injurious to health, have been removed.
In several cases, occupiers of densely crowded houses and apartments
have been made to lessen the number of their lodgers, and to prevent the
indecent and dangerous practice of herding together, which is, unfortunately,
only too common among the dirty and poorest classes. Empowered by the
" Workshop Regulation Act," this department has, in some cases, put a stop
to the practice of working after hours, thus conferring a great boon upon
workwomen and children who, in many cases, are compelled to stay long
after their time without equivalent pay, and at the caprice of employers to
offend whom, would simply result in dismissal.
The inspection and disinfection of houses, after Fever or other infectious
disease, has been much extended, and has occupied a large portion of the
time of the Sanitary Inspectors.
985 notices to abate nuisances were served by the Inspectors during the
year: 784 of which were primary, and 201 final. It has been necessary in
91 cases to enforce these notices by Police Court proceedings.