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some kind, whilst 354 or 52.4 per cent, required cleansing
notices, showing the necessity of this work.
The following is a summary of the principal nuisances :—
Defective drains 29
Vent shafts and soil pipes defective 54
Water closets and apparatus foul or defective 80
Insufficient water supply to water closets 88
Defective yard traps, sink wastes, gullies, &c. 688
Dirty premises 354
Overcrowding 1
Drinking water cisterns defective or uncovered 90
Defective roofs 151
Damp premises 73
Insufficient floor ventilation 7
Defective yard pavings 169
Offensive accumulations 7
Animals so kept as to cause a nuisance 6
Other minor nuisances (ashbins, &c.) 461
Total 2,258
The whole of the above-mentioned defects were remedied
on the service of notices, and no summary proceedings were
necessary.
HOUSES UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION.
Brockley Cottages.—In 1897 a Magistrate's order was
obtained for the closure of these cottages which were then unfit
for human habitation. During the past year, six of these
dwellings (Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16) have been put into
repair, and upon application to the Magistrate the closing order
in respect of such premises was rescinded.