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Two officers have been constantly engaged in the work of
inspection with a view to detecting and removing nuisances ;
but the Vestry are still more anxious to prevent insanitary
conditions which give rise to nuisances.
With this object they once more appeal to the Parishioners
for intelligent co-operation, especially to such as by
their avocations are brought into contact with residents in
the poorer and more crowded districts. The Vestry will
be glad at all times to receive early information of any
nuisance or supposed nuisance.
Another and most valuable mode of assisting and maintaining
a high degree of public health is for each householder
to insist upon scrupulous cleanliness being observed
in the premises under his control.
It cannot be too strongly urged that proper precautions
against infection will also do much to insure immunity
from sickness generally. The great preventitive of disease
is cleanliness—cleanliness in living, cleanliness of person,
and cleanliness of surroundings. The Vestry, as the local
Sanitary Authority, are constantly striving after this
condition of things, but, unless the Parishioners generally
heartily co-operate in their several spheres, a great part of
the work of the Vestry will be rendered nugatory.
DUST REMOVAL.
Under their contract with the Vestry, the Dust Contractors
are required to send a covered cart to each house
in the Parish at least once in every week for the removal
of dust, ashes, and house refuse. In addition a cart passes
through each street on certain other days in the week. If
any difficulty is experienced in obtaining a removal of
refuse, application should be made at the Vestry Hall.