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Mr. Grant reports that there are 35 slaughter-houses, 16 cowyards,
29 marine store dealers, and 94 bakehouses in the Parish.
The Sanitary Improvements in the Parish, between April 2nd,
1864, and April 1st, 1865, inclusive, are shown in the following
Table, compiled from the Nuisances' Complaint Book, kept by
Mr. Grant:—
Dwelling Houses.
No. of cases.
Dilapidated and shut up as unfit for human habitation 1
Repaired, whitewashed, and cleansed 125
Extra supply of water laid on 8
Overcrowding abated 2
Ash-pits erected, dust-boxes provided 2
Ash-pits cleansed or covered 5
Water-butts or cisterns cleansed, covered, or repaired 1
New water receptacles erected 3
Leakage, from water-pipes, boilers, or cisterns of
adjoining premises 18
Leakage from drains of adjoining premises, gullies
in streets, or sewers 8
Houses without drainage, but since drained by pipes 2
Cesspools abolished 19
Old brick-drains broken up and pipe-drains laid down 29
Drains and water-closets cleansed and repaired 95
Common privies abolished and new water-closets
constructed 10
Drains and sinks trapped 13
Dwellings better ventilated 3
Old public sewers under or near dwellings 6
Stables.
Cleansed and repaired with rooms over 4
Cesspools abolished 8
Yards paved, &c 2
Old brick-drains broken up and pipe-drains laid down 4
Without water-closets, but drained water-closets
since erected 1
Without water-closets or drainage, since drained by
pipe-drains and water-closets erected 2
Inlets to drains trapped many
Drained by pipe-drains, water-closets not required 1
Extra ventilated 1
Drains cleansed and repaired 3
Sleeping apartments unfit, disused 2
Cow Yards.
Complaints of non-removal of dung during proper
hours 0
Dung removed 0
Offensive grains removed 0
Paving repaired 1
Limewashed and cleansed 1