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South Hornsey 1893

A report of the South Hornsey Local Board..

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TABLE8.

Sanitary and other works

Carried out during the year 1893.

SANITARY DEFECTS REMOVED.

Pipes disconnected from the drains and refixed so as to discharge in the open air :—
Do. Do. Sink pipes92
Do. Do. Stack do114
Do. Do. Lavatory and Bath18
Dirty and insanitary premises cleansed, whitewashed, disinfected and put in a habitable state150
Cisterns cleaned out and repaired54
Bell traps removed112
Dilapidations to roofs and buildings7
Offensive accumulations, &a10
Drains unstopped and put in working order56
Dangerous structures dealt with27
Smoke nuisances3
Cesspools abolished2
Offensive or broken water closet pans106
Defective drain pipe396
Overcrowding stopped20
Animals kept to be a nuisance1
Soil Pipes to be taken outside the house50
SANITARY APPLIANCES PROVIDED.
Number of houses in which Dust bins were repaired or new ones provided...106
Gully traps provided336
Ventilating pipes provided147
W.C.'s and apparatus overhauled and repaired75
Stack pipes and guttering repaired8
Water supply fittings overhauled and repaired14
Premises in which the yards, &c. were newly paved, or paving relaid23
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Number of personal notices given59
„ statutory notices served293
„ letters and circulars sent out1100
„ summonses before Magistrates5
„ closing orders granted1
Number of houses inspected480
„ „ in which infectious diseases appeared177
„ „ Cowsheds and Dairies inspected15
„ „ Slaughter-houses4
„ „Greengrocers', Fishmongers', &c. yards inspected20
,, ,, Bakehouses, &c. ,,10
„ „Private Schools „13
„ Shops licensed for the sale of Petroleum5
„ Workshops and Work places inspected7
DUSTING.
Requests received997
Dust bins inspected by Inspector2196
MORTUARY.
Bodies received12
Inquests held9
Post Mortems6