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Work of the Sanitary Department. —Table III. contains
the summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during
the year ending March 25th, 1895.
Throughout the parish 2,931 houses and premises were
inspected, and 5,162 re-inspections were made after order or
notice. The number of notices issued for sanitary amendments
was 1,159, or 428 less than in 1893. The total number of
complaints received was 226, or 44 less than in the previous
year, and the applications to examine the drainage of
private houses was 195. The number of houses requiring
cleansing, whitewashing, and repairs was 340; 356 house
drains were repaired, trapped, &c., 226 ventilated, and
193 reconstructed; 154 new water-closets were ordered to
be provided, 349 to be repaired, cleanscd, &c., and 55 ventilated.
The paving of 105 yards was required to be
repaired or new provided, 235 cisterns were cleansed, repaired,
and covered, and 13 new provided; 151 orders were made to
provide suitable receptacles for manure, and 68 for removal of
dung, other refuse, and stagnant water. Overcrowding was
abated in 11 instances, and 18 orders made for the removal
of animals improperly kept.
Houses unfit for habitation.— The premises 25, Elizabeth
Mews were in January, 1895, certified to be unfit for
human habitation, and subsequently closed by magistrate's
order.
It was necessary to take legal proceedings in 22 instances
(against 17 for the preceding year) to enforce certain sanitary
works, and orders were made for giving effect to the
notices previously served on the defendants.