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TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From March 26th, 1869, to March, 25th, 1870.

		South East District.	South West District.	North District.	Total.
Number of houses inspected		1974	2332	1541	5847
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.		5468	3146	2591	11205
Visits to 211 Bakehouses		289	329	268	886
Do. 66 Cowhouses		101	162	165	428
Do. 115 Slaughterhouses		250	288	215	753
Do. Stables and Yards		115	84	26	225
Do. Factories and Workshops		31	42	5	78
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c.		53	2	68	123
Do. 50 Factories, Horse Slaughterhouses, Piggeries, &c, at Bell Isle		..	236	..	236
Do. 110 Courts and Alleys		2859	1164	459	4482
Total Inspections, &c		11140	7785	5338	24263
IMPROVEMENTS.
Drains	Consturcted	50	22	8	80
	Improved or repaired	199	263	59	521
	Traps fixed	291	167	237	695
Cesspools	Abolished	20	2	3	25
Cesspools	Cleansed or disinfected	2	..	1	3
Privies and Water Closets	Pan, trap, and water supply furnished	39	9	5	53
	Pan and trap only furnished	7	8	7	22
	Water supply furnished	134	106	171	411
Dust bins	Constructed	22	28	18	68
Dust bins	Repaired and covers adapted	36	56	120	212
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards	Constructed	3	8	13	24
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards	Relaid	306	305	49	660
General Water Supply	New receptacles provided	24	13	7	49
	Receptacles repaired and cleansed	408	184	34	626
	Water supply provided	..	7	1	8
Other Improvements	Houses generally repaired	58	71	36	165
	,, &c., cleansed or limewashed	956	500	381	1837
	,, ventilated	10	132	3	145
Overcrowding abated		29	51	9	89
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued		4	51	..	55
Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated		130	62	133	325
Total Improvements		2728	2050	1295	6073
Total Premises Improved		1406	1223	986	3615
Houses or Drains Disinfected		712	364	216	1292