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THE STRAND DISTRICT, LONDON.
Paving required or repaired:—
In yards 46
In basements 42
Dust and dung removal:—
Sanitary bins provided* 33
Offensive refuse removed from premises 32
Water supply:—
Cisterns repaired and cleansed 66
Re-instatement of water after being cut off by
Water Company 3
Certificates granted under " Public Health
(London) Act," Section 48 3
Under-ground rooms:—
Use prevented as separate dwellings 6
The stables and mews, 42 in number, have been regularly
inspected, more particularly in regard to the periodical removal of
manure.
There are no cowsheds or slaughter-houses in this district.
Smoke Consumption.—Smoke nuisances coming under Subsection
A, of Section 24 of the "Public Health Act," have been
dealt with by your Surveyor; those under Sub-section B, have
had three statutory notices served upon them through the Health
Department. Orders made in regard to chimneys sending forth
black smoke in such quantity as to be a nuisance, have in each
case been complied with.
Systematic Inspection of houses has gone on regularly throughout
the year as required by the "Public Health Act." Houses so
dealt with are situated in the following streets:—Bateman Street,
Bateman's Buildings, Clement's Inn Passage, Craven Buildings,
Drury Court, Greek Street, Little Dean Street, Little Essex
Street, Leicester Square, New Inn Passage, Newcastle Street,
St. Anne's Court, Spur Street, and Whitcomb Street.
* Under the Board's system of dust collection, fixed bins are being abolished.