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Public Health Department.
To the Vestry of the
Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex,
Gentlemen,
We beg to present the following report of the work of the
Public Health Department during' the year ending December
31st, 1896 :—
Premises inspected 2433
Houses cleansed and repaired 514
Dustbins provided and repaired 225
Yards to houses paved and amended 168
Traps provided to yards and house drains 63
Water receptacles cleansed and provided with covers... 56
Water supply re-instated 34
Drains amended and obstructions removed 227
Houses provided with new pipe drains 94
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 53
Waste pipes of sinks ,, ,, 41
Waterclosets reconstructed 15
,, ventilation improved 25
„ water supply re-instated 204
,, pans cleansed 107
Overcrowding in rooms abated 57
Underground rooms found illegally occupied as dwellings 9
Roofs of houses repaired 106
Nuisances arising from accumulations of manure and
refuse abated 52
Ventilation of houses improved 4
Dungpits abolished and proper receptacles provided 7
Miscellaneous nuisances abated. 153
Rooms fumigated 428
No. of articles of bedding, clothing, &c., disinfected 3246
No. of articles of clothing, &c , destroyed 5
Dust complaints reported to Surveyor 119