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SANITARY INSPECTIONS.
1,541 separate premises were inspected.
8,743 inspections were made, including reinspections
of the same property. This
number includes the original defects discovered
by the Inspectors in the daily discharge of
their duty, as well as the re-inspection of
the same property during the execution of
the works required to remedy the same.
Improvements were effected at 1,162 places,
including new systems of drainage at many
large establishments.
985 "Orders" were made by the Commissioners
to abate various nuisances reported
to them, including noxious trades, smoke evil,
neglect of dung-pits, fried fish shops, dirty
bakehouses, &c., &c.
The Inspectors' returns laid before you every
week give full details of all this work.
Legal proceedings were taken against a restaurant keeper for
smoke nuisance, who was fined 40/- and two guineas costs, and an
order made to abate the evil within fourteen days.