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Public Health Department.
To the Vestry of the
Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex.
Gentlemen,
The works carried out by the order of the Public
Health Committee, between the 1st January and 31st December,
1893, in the Parish, are as follows:—
Houses Inspected 2384
Houses cleansed, whitewashed and repaired 510
Dust-bins provided 119
,, repaired Ill
Yards to houses paved or amended 282
Traps provided to yards and house drains 457
Water receptacles cleansed 37
,, ,, provided with covers 48
Drains amended and obstructions removed 218
Houses provided with new pipe drains 117
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains 209
Waste pipes of sinks ,, ,, 229
Water-closets reconstructed 186
„ ,, ventilation improved 16
,, „ water supply reinstated 163
,, ,, pans cleansed 119
Overcrowding in rooms abated 71
Underground rooms illegally occupied as dwellings 36
Roofs of houses repaired 46
Nuisances arising from accumulations of manure and
refuse 137
Ventilation of houses improved 28
Wells closed 2
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 241
Rooms disinfected 635
Lots of bedding fumigated 512