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Paddington 1898

Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898

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TABLE VI. Report of the Works of the Sanitary Department completed during the Year 1898.

No. of Complainta received.Inspections of Dwelling Houses.Sanitary Works completed in Dwelling Houses.To Regulate Keeping of Animals.Trade Supervision.Foods.
Drainage, &c.Water Supply.Dust Receptacles.Miscellaneous.
"House-to-House."On Complaint or after illness.Cellar Dwellings.Re-inspection of all kinds.Entire Reconstruction.Drains trapped and (or) ventilated.Waste and rain-water pipes disconnected.W.C. New provided, repaired, &c.Soil-pipes ventilated.Services Separated.Supplies Reinstated.Cisterns New provided.Cisterns cleansed, repaired, &c.Cisterns overflow disconnected.New provided.Repaired, &c.Houses cleansed.Cases of overcrowding abated.Cellar-dwellings closed.Yards and Areas Paved and Drained.Manure Receptacles Reconstructed, &c.Accumulations Removed.Improperly kept Removed.Slaughterhouses.Cowhouses, Milkshops, Dairies.Bakehouses.Offensive Trades.Seizure of Unsound Food.
Quarters.119219638..31758927164321171864..5164310..4....2912317..
218123655..324111225195426914510..44165..101381..1034276..
3202564..327111828328629861314..81403..184521..39312331
414333705..351512329137131142416..3424281495191315266
Year718752562..132024421098025410748402844..2010861411399103719919210921