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88 Parish of St. George the Martyr Southwark.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, Continued.
Mr. JOSEPH A. ANSCOMBE, Inspector.
Number
of Cases.
Interior of Houses cleansed, repaired and put into proper order 169
„ „ partly „ „ „ 150
Exterior of Houses repaired, &c. 101
Boundary Walls and Forecourts limewashed, &c. 320
Hoofs repaired, &c. 55
Rain Water Pipes, Gutters, &c., repaired & new, & disconnected from Drains 115
Closets supplied with Water and New Apparatus, &c. 54
„ New Structures 41
„ repaired, cleansed and unstopped 157
Water closets Ventilated and New Soil Pipes 35
Payings (new and old) to yards repaired 125
Traps to yard drains repaired and new supplied 150
Sink Pipes and Traps disconnected from drains 102
Drains, new to houses 31
„ amended 70
„ cleansed, unstopped and repaired 130
Dust Bins, new, supplied to houses 103
„ old repaired „ 51
Water Cisterns cleaned out and repaired 140
„ „ new supplied 25
Water Service Pipes repaired 46
Water supplies to houses 32
Cases of Overcrowding or Indecent Occupation abated 35
Animals improperly kept 5
Removal of offensive matter 35
Bakehouses inspected 30
Miscellaneous Cases 60
Slaughterers' Houses inspected 5
Cowsheds inspected 2
Horse Slaughterers' inspected 1
Occupation of Underground Rooms as discontinued 3
Houses and Premises closed as unfit for human habitation 15
Smoke Abatement (Public Health (London) Act, 1891) 17
Summonses issued during the year, Abatement of nuisance, &c. 29
Water laid on to Houses and from Main 28
Ventilation to floors and Houses—and damp corners 31
Total 2498
N.B.—During the year, the following Articles were seized as being unfit
for food and were destroyed, viz.:—2 Boxes of Tomatoes, 3 Lots of Oranges,
quantity of Fish, about 84 Barrels of Herrings, 12 cwt. of Pickled Pork,
23 pieces of Pickled Pork, and Turkeys, &c.
J. A. ANSCOMBE, Inspector.