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NUISANCES.
10. 437 complaints of sanitary defects were received and
investigated, compared with 614, 599, and 549, in the three
preceding years.
55 complaints of non-removal of dust were made and
attended to, compared with 43, 74, and 81, in the three preceding
years.
11. Drains and Water-Closets. 208 private drains, found
choked and defective were examined, cleared, and re-laid, compared
with 475 , 440, and 291, in the three preceding; years.
The largest number, 46, was found in St, Nicholas Ward.
924 water-closets and W.O. cisterns were repaired,
compared with 843 , 750, and 213, in the three preceding years,
162 foul W.0. pans were cleansed by tenants, compared with 205,
151, and 157, in the three preceding years.
12, House Inspection. 2,754 houses were inspected
house-to-house, compared with 4,707 , 5,736, and 4,251, in the
three preceding years; 4,362 were inspected re infectious
diseases and complaints, compared with 7,207, 6,423 and 5,392.
In addition to these 656 inspections of registered houses were
made.
13. At 1,384 houses, interiors were cleansed, or defective
roofs repaired, compared with 2,703, 3,906, and 1,913, in the
three preceding years, 272 houses with damp walls were remedied.
compared with 646, 589, and 381, in the three preceding years.
Improved ventilation was provided in 31 houses
pared with 55, 72, and 15, in the three preceding years,
434 new dust pails were supplied, compared with 561,
550, and 447, in the three preceding years.
14. Medical Officer's Special Inspections. These amounted
to a total of 375. 16 inspections were made of cowsheds
and milkshops, 15 of bakehouses, 6 of factories and workshops,
36 inspections were on account of tuberculosis, 23 cancer, 40
diphtheria, scarlet fever, enteric, measles and whooping cough.
7 cerebro-spinal fever, encephalitis, polio-myelitis and meningitis,
53 malaria, influenza, and other diseases, and 23 infant
welfare. Many of these visits were made by request of the
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