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Bethnal Green 1895

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1895

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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT,

Table: TABLE VI. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1895.

TABLE VI. Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1895.

Number of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected5,794
Number of Re-inspections1,6872
Results op Inspection—
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises3,916
Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired and Whitewashed1,968
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases1,024
House Drains—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.252
New Provided187
Trapped or Ventilated328
Stack Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected191
Privies and Water Closets—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c1,346
Supplied with Water and Water Supply Apparatus377
New Provided26
Ventilated47
Water Supply—
Houses Provided with Water Supply116
Houses Supply Disconnected from Closet Cistern32
Miscellaneous—
Paving of Yards Repaired898
Washhouses Paved, &c66
Stables Paved and Drained42
Removal of Accumulation of Dung, and other Refuse76
Offensive Effluvia Abated59
Removal of Animals improperly kept34
Overcrowding Abated28
Number of Dust Complaints received and attended to54
New Dung Pits Provided28
Illegal Occupation of Cellars discontinued1
Bakehouses Regularly Inspected104
Fish-Curing Premises „ „42
Licensed Cowhouses „ „25
Licensed Slaughterhouses „ ,,10
Legal Proceedings under the Pood and Drugs Act10
No. of Food Samples obtained and submitted to the Public Analyst102