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B.—SANITARY WORK OF THE YEAR.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.—The usual summary is given in
Table IX., which gives a fair idea of the various matters engaging
the attention of the Sanitary Inspectors.
During the year 5,812 house-to-house inspections were made, as
compared with 6,764 in 1907.
The decrease is partly due to the fact that we have one less
district inspector than in the previous year, and partly to the fact
that the majority of house inspections made by the inspector for
infectious diseases are of a preliminary nature and are not now
included in the list of house-to-house inspections.
The number of single private drains dealt with during the year
was 53. This work was carried out under the provisions of the
Croydon Corporation Act, 1905. The cost of carrying out the
necessary works amounted to about £670 14s. 8d., and was borne
by the owners instead of by the inhabitants at large.
Most of the nuisances discovered were remedied on receipt of
informal notices, but in 158 cases, Council Orders had to be applied
for. Of the 158 legal notices 114 were complied with, and 44 were
outstanding at the end of the year. Of the 44 outstanding Council
Orders, 25 have been complied with (April 30th, 1909).
No prosecutions had to be undertaken for non-compliance with
ordinary nuisance notices.
PAVING OF BACK YARDS.—T wo hundred and forty-three back
yards have been paved during the year.
MUNICIPAL COMMON LODGING HOUSE.—This Lodging House
affords accommodation for 17 women and 84 men. The number of
occupants during the year amounted to 21,648 men and 3,486
women. The average number of lodgers amounted to 59 men and
10 women per night.
The receipts and expenditure (exclusive of sinking fund and
interest) for the past five-years were:—
Receipts.
£ s d. Expenditure.
1904 800 17 7 £679 1s. 6d.
1905 793 17 7 £582 18s. 5d.
1906 804 5 8 £665 6s. 10d.
1907 811 17 8 £572 9s. 7d.
1908 753 0 9 £624 7s. 5d.