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Removal of Nuisances.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
IN THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Besides those cases which have been remedied on application of the Officer without
service of formal Notice, the following have passed through the Books within the Year
ending March 25th, 1863.
Number
of Cases.
Houses rendered habitable 26
Privies abolished, and Water Closets constructed 71
Cesspools to Privies emptied 28
Water Closets and the Drains thereto cleansed 62
Pans to Water Closets cleansed 32
Water Closets repaired 6
Sinks cleansed and trapped 54
Back Yards repaved 25
Gutters, and Rain water pipes provided 3
Receptacles for dust provided 7
Rubbish removed from Back Yards 6
Drains to Back Yards and premises, cleansed 42
Defective service pipes repaired 3
Supply of Water for domestic purposes provided 3
Paving round Sinks in Back Yards relaid 27
Rain Water pipes repaired 1
Doors to Privies and Water Closets rehung 5
Side Wall of a Dwelling house rendered with cement 1
Water pipe affixed to a Water Butt 1
Sink and Drain provided in a Back Yard of a dwelling house 1
Offensive accumulations of Dung and Filth removed 10
Sinks provided to Stables and Cow-sheds 3
Nuisance from the smoking of Fish discontinued 1
Piggeries abolished 13
Cow sheds inspected 22
Cow sheds cleaned and improved 7
Dung pits repaired or provided 8
Cow yards and Horse Slaughterers' yards repaved 4
Slaughter Houses inspected 29
Slaughter Houses cleansed and improved 21
New private Drains connected with low level Sewers 45
Houses drained into low level Sewers 127
JAMES SMITH,
Surveyor of Sewers and Sanitary Inspector.
IN THE ROADS DEPARTMENT.
Besides the numerous cases in which upon application by the Inspector Obstructions and
other Nuisances have been at once removed, the following Summonses and formal Notices
have been issued during the Year ending March 2.5th, 1863.
SUMMONSES.
For sweeping Slop down a Sewer 1
For Obstructions of the Public footway 3
For non-repair of a dangerous Cellar Flap 1
NOTICES.
To repair dangerous Cellar Flaps 13
To remove obstructions from the Public ways 10
To repair defective Rain Water pipe 1
GEORGE WELLMAN,
Surveyor of Roads and Inspector of Nuisances.