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159
Brought forward 1,247
Drains ventilated or defective ventilating pipes renewed 5
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and
made to discharge over gully-traps 12
Proper water-supply provided to houses 30
Defective roofs repaired 66
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 61
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed 15
Dirty walls of work-rooms cleansed 9
Proper manure receptacles provided (London County Council
by-laws) 6
Cases of over-crowding abated 10
Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed 11
Areas re-paved and drained 1
Insufficiently ventilated space under wooden floors, remedied
by insertion in outer walls of proper air bricks 10
Underground dwellings improved 7
Nuisances from animals abated 4
Smoke nuisance abated 3
Total number of nuisances abated 1,497
It is impossible to tabulate the many improvements which
are made by owners on the advice of the inspectors. The above
list only showing the nuisances noted on intimation or statutory
notices.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
The four Licensed Slaughter-houses at present in use in the
Borough, viz.:—118, Church Street; 165, High Street; 70,
Mountgrove Road; 55, Neville Road, were inspected several
times during the year. In one instance the paving of the
Slaughterhouse was repaired on the advice of the inspector, otherwise
the results of the inspections were satisfactory.
COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.
The one Common Lodging-house in the Borough, situate at
No. 81, Church Street, is under the control of the London County
Council, and is conducted in accordance with the by-laws.