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48 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
houses, two-storied ones, occupied by only one family, and
their owners, of course, cannot be made to whitewash them
in April unless they are bad enough to be a nuisance
under the Public Health Act. 1 do not find that those
that are occupied by two or more families get into worse
condition than the singly occupied ones.
Bake-houses.
The bake-houses, 46 in number, were inspected
twice during the year. Lime-washing was required in 9
instances in May and 16 in October.
During the year, 4,963 houses and premises were
inspected, and the total number of nuisances dealt with
amounted to 5,159, of these 4,341 were abated under
notice and 818 without, 2,247 notices were served, viz.,
2,093 preliminary and 154 statutory. The table on
page 28 gives a statement of nuisances dealt with that
can be conveniently classified. In addition, 1,003 nuisances
were dealt with besides those in the table, and
the following were some of the works executed to remedy
them: 424 new water-closets have been fixed in place
of old apparatuses, 25 additional water-closets built, 40
closet apparatuses have been disconnected from drinking
water cisterns, 8 closet apartments ventilated, 176 new
soil-pipes fixed, 28 existing soil-pipes repaired, 3 ventilated,
8 existing ventilating pipes repaired, 43 leaky water
fittings repaired, 12 cases of smoke nuisance, 32 damp
houses, 38 walls repaired, 2 front steps repaired, 59 floors
repaired, 5 ceilings repaired, 1 staircase repaired, 11 windows
repaired, 3 fireplaces repaired, 33 cases of water in
the basement, 3 cases of stagnant water, 1 latrine provided,
privy abolished, 21 cases of animals kept so as to be a
nuisance, viz.: fowls 7, pigeons 6, rabbits 5, ducks 1,
ferret 1, dog 1.
Infringements of the Bye-laws.—50 water-closets,
12 soil-pipes, 2 ash-pits, and yard paving were