View report page

32
in the way of arriving at a decision as to the real cause of
death, which latter is legally the true function of the
Coroner's Court.
Sanitary Operations.—During the year 1875 the
following sanitary proceedings were carried out in this
Sub-district by the Inspector of Nuisances.
No. of Houses inspected 1320
,, 1st Notices served 112
2nd ,, ,, 15
Houses or Closets supplied with water 113
Drains repaired 32
Dust bins provided 98
Pig nuisances removed 3
Accumulations of Offal, Manure, &c. 14
These proceedings are recorded in the Report books as
the result of his ordinary house to house inspection, but
there were numerous other inspections made by the same
officer which are not recorded. In a large number of cases
disinfection by sulphurous acid, after the existence of
Zymotic disease, was carried out, and with this satisfactory
result—that no recurrence of disease is known to have
occurred in any house or apartment after such disinfection
has been properly applied. I must here thank the
Surveyor, Mr. Pilditch, for the readiness with which he
has at all times rendered me every assistance in carrying
out the necessary Sanitary work of the district, and
express my satisfaction at the manner in which Mr.
Richards has performed his duties as Inspector of
Nuisances.
The owners of factories in the sub-district have
conducted their respective businesses with great care
during the past year, and but few complaints have been
received on the subject; in the very few instances in which
those complaints have had any real foundation, the
proprietors of the works complained of have with great
promptitude adopted such measures as were necessary
without regard to expense, and in no instance has it been
necessary to resort to legal measures of compulsion.