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order, in 249, and 34 were stopped. The number
of houses provided with dustbins was 2606; and
the houses without dustbins, 399. As a general
rule the latter were near some public dust bin.
The number of cisterns was 2,266; and of water
butts, 610. Several of these were in a defective
condition. The number of drains found untrapped
was 167; defective, 381; and stopped, 39. Badly
paved yards were frequently met with, and they
were also commonly found in a very dirty state
where fowls, ducks, geese, rabbits and pigeons were
kept.
On comparing the sanitary work or Last year with
that which was done ten years ago, I find that the
number of houses inspected in 1874 was 11 6, while
in 1884 the number of such inspections had increased
to 6146. During the same period the number
of notices served for the execution of sanitary
works has risen from 112 to 5992. Previous to
1876, there is no record of any attempt having
been made to compel landlords to provide the
closets of small houses with a proper supply of
water. Since that day no less than 3872 houses
have obtained the benefit of this essential improvement
in their sanitary condition. We have every
reason to hope that measures of this kind will
place the parish in a better position to resist a possible
invasion of cholera, and we are confident, that
they will not be without their effect in checking the
spread of other preventible diseases.
POPULATION.
For statistical purposes the mean population of
the year is calculated from the rate of increase