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Parish of St. George,
Hanover Square,
March 31st, 1862.
Return of Sanitary Improvements in the above Parish,
between 13th July, 1856, and March 31st, 1862.
Showing the number of Nuisances abated in Dwellinghouses,
Stables, Cow-yards, Slaughter-houses, and other
places, the nature of Nuisance in each case, the number
of notices served, number of summonses taken out, and
Magistrates' Orders granted (but not the number of inspections
made).
Dwelling-Houses.
No. of cases.
Dilapidated and shut up as unfit for human habitation 19
Repaired and cleased throughout 277
Partly repaired, whitewashed, and cleansed 373
Extra supply of water laid on 17
Yards paved, paving repaired, or lime-washed 267
Overcrowding abated 21
Ash-pits erected 340
Ash-pits repaired or covered 622
Water-butts or cisterns cleansed or covered 235
New water receptacles erected 57
Leakage from water-pipes or cisterns of adjoining
premises 118
Leakage from drains of adjoining premises, gullies
in streets, or sewers 142
Houses without drainage, but since drained by pipes 14
Cesspools abolished 533
Old brick-drains broken up and pipe-drains laid down 390
Drains cleansed and repaired 613