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APPENDIX. No. III.
The following table refers to cases dealt with by the
Nuisances Removal Committee during the quarter ending
March 29th, 1862:—
Houses reported by Medical Officer of
Health in consequence of illness or nuisance
55
Of these there were reported for fever 18
„ „ scarlet fever 23
,, „ diarrhoea 2
„ „ diphtheria 3
Houses and other premises reported by Inspector
32
Ditto ditto by inhabitants 64
nature of nuisance complained of, and work
effected.
Obstructed drains cleansed and repaired 30
Cesspools abolished 9
Offensive water-closets repaired 6
New water-closets erected 6
Water laid on to water-closets 2
Old privies abolished 2
New pipe drainage laid down in houses 15
Overcrowding abated in kitchens 3
Slops thrown into roof gutters 1
Cisterns and water pipes repaired 8
Leakage of sewage water through walls 1
„ rain water 2
Dangerous structures referred to police 1
Premises wholly or partially whitewashed
or cleansed 10