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in fact most, of these complaints imply more than one visit
of the Inspector to the premises, and many of them also
are concerning matters which require his attention for a
considerable time.
The number of notices served was 142, and the number
of summonses taken out was 4. The first was against a
woman, who was living in a most filthy condition, and was
proved to be insane; she was removed, under a magistrate's
order, to the workhouse, and the room in which she had
lived was cleaned and disinfected. The second was with
regard to a house in a very insanitary condition; an order
was granted for it to be cleansed within seven days, and the
costs were allowed. The third was for the stoppage of the
drain and consequent flooding of Union-yard, Union-street,
Oxford-street; there being, then, no Medical Officer of
Health, to be present, a non-suit was the result. The
fourth and last was taken out to obtain an order against
the owner of a house, the soil pipe of which discharged
into a rain water pipe belonging to the neighbouring premises,
and caused a nuisance; this summons was withdrawn,
as the owner agreed to remedy the defect immediately, and
did so.
The Committee of Works, acting under my advice,
granted permission to the Inspector to take out several
other summonses; it was not, however, necessary to do
so, as the required works were done as soon as it was
known that legal proceedings would be taken if they
were not.
The number of disinfections of premises carried out
during the year was 58. The articles disinfected were—
beds 57; mattresses 55; palliasses 31; blankets 102;
quilts 48; pillows 139; bolsters 67; sheets 61; sundries
175,