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Housesw Let in Lodgings—Inspection of.—The houses on the
register, to which 53 were added during the quarter, number 586. They
received 2,146 visits, which resulted in 337 improvements being effected
in 170 houses.
Inspector Jordan. Inspector Ward. Totals.
Houses on Register "- & - 586
Houses Inspected - - 318 - 42 - 360
Re-visits - - - 1,287 * 499 - I»786
Premises Improved - 170 - — - 170
Improvements - - 337 - — - 337
District Inspection.—During the first quarter 1,470 houses were
inspected by the District Inspectors, in which 3,503 improvements were
effected. The subsequent visits for the purpose of inspecting work in the
course of construction or for passing it when completed numbered 16,062.
Among the nuisances dealt with were the following :—
Dirty houses -
155
Defective Dustbins -
135
Foul w.c.'s
196
Defective Drains
372
Improperly constructed w.c.'s
258
Unventilated Drains
154
Defective w.c.'s
154
Rain water pipes connected
Insanitary yards
135
with drains
*45
Gullies inside houses
106
Mortuary and Coroner's Court.—During the first quarter 168 bodies
were received into the mortuary, and 110 inquests were held.
PROSECUTIONS.—First Quarter, 1903.
Successful.
Dismissed.
Withdrawn.
Total.
" Public Health (London) Act, 1891 " -
4
I
—
5
" Sale of Food and Drugs Acts " -
26
3
—
29
" Margarine Act " ....
—
—
—
—
30
4
—
34