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object the removal or prevention of nuisances or insanitary
conditions, against 2,997 in the previous year, and
during last year 2,653 notices were reported as having
been complied with, against 2,836 in the previous year. The
wise course adopted by your Vestry in appointing a houseto-house
inspector has been continued during the year.
This Inspector reports that during the year he has inspected
3,317 houses in the parish. Altogether since his appointment
on January 20th, 1893, he reports that he has
inspected 6,892 out of a total of about 14,500 inhabited
houses in the parish. The defects in premises discovered
as the result of his inspection are dealt with by the four
District Sanitary Inspectors. The reason why there were
less notices served during last year as compared with the
previous year, was owing to the fact that for a portion of
the year one of the District Sanitary Inspectors was away
owing to illness, and afterwards one of the appointments
was vacant.
SUMMONSES ORDERED.
During last year your Vestry and Sanitary Committee
gave authority for 178 summonses to be taken out against
persons for having failed to comply with the requirements
of your Vestry or the Sanitary Committee. Before any
summonses were taken out a letter was written to the
person in default, informing him that the Vestry or the
Sanitary Committee had ordered the summons, and asking
him if he were willing to give an undertaking in writing
that he would forthwith comply with the notice which
had been served. In most instances the undertaking was
at once given, and it was not found to be necessary to
apply to the magistrate for a summons.
It has been the object of the Department to take out as
few summonses as possible, but at the same time in no
single instance to allow anyone to defy the authority of
your Vestry.
SUMMONSES TAKEN OUT.
During last year only two summonses were taken out
at the West London Police Court through the Sanitary
Department.