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Report of the Sanitary Improvements from the
Inspector of Nuisances, from March 28th, 1868,
to March 27th, 1869.
Dirty and dilapidated dwellings cleansed,
repaired, or taken down 96
Water supply provided 3
Drains constructed 13
„ improved 35
„ of closets cleansed and unstopped 52
Dust bins constructed 2
„ repaired 1
Cesspools abolished 6
Traps provided to drains 12
Paving re-laid in yards 4
Water receptacles cleansed or repaired 11
Complaints without cause, &c 39
Underground rooms unfit for occupation 1
Water-closets provided and repaired 5
Dwellings reported by the Medical Officer of
Health to be infected with fever, &c.,
cleansed and disinfected 189
Dung complaints 14
Pigs removed 2
Dead bodies removed 1
Beds and bedding destroyed 1
Various kinds of nuisance complained of, such
as damp walls, rubbish, garbage, nuisance
committed by the public attended to, &c., 59
Notices served 30
Summonses taken out 2
Magistrates' orders 1
Slaughter-houses 25
Cow-sheds 10
Marine store dealers 24