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washing and repairs of 454 houses, 448 house drains required
repairs or reconstruction, &c., 142 new closets were ordered
to be provided, and 400 to he repaired and cleansed. The
paving of 126 house yards required to be repaired or new
provided; 77 new dustbins were ordered and 85 to be
repaired, 177 cisterns required to be cleansed, repaired and
covered, and 11 new to be provided ; 29 orders were made
to provide suitable receptacles for manure, and 125 for
removal of dung and other accumulations Overcrowding
was attended to in 7 instances.
The total number of complaints received during the year
was 258, or somewhat less than for the preceding year.
The number of applications to examine the drainage of
private houses was 202.
The total number of orders made for sanitary amendments
of houses and premises was 1683. It was necessary to take
legal proceedings in 22 instances.
Houses unfit for Habitation.—The premises, 25, New End
and Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 6, Grove Place, were in January, 1896,
declared to be unfit for habitation. Proceedings were taken
under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and
these houses were ordered to be discontinued to be used for
human habitation. (See Table IV.)
Cowsheds and Slaughter-houses.—Cowsheds in London
will soon become things of the past; only one now remains
in Hampstead. The number of slaughter-houses remains the
same as that for last year, viz., 7. All these premises were
visited by the Public Health Committee, and mostly found
to be in good order.