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A glance at the following tabular statement will
show the many and varied kinds of work performed by
the sanitary officers.
Abstract of Sanitary Work carried out in
East Battersea.
During the year ending December 31st, 1881.
No. of house inspected 1927
No. of 1st Notices served 197
No. of 2nd Notices served 29
No. of Houses disinfected, and where necessary cleansed after
Small Pox 146
No. of Houses disinfected and where necessary cleansed after
various kinds of Fever 36
Defective drains cleansed and repaired 89
Cesspools abolished 1
Accumulations of Manure, &c., removed. 8
Dust Bins provided 54
Defective apparatus to water closets repaired 68
Water Supply added to Closets 10
Cisterns provided and repaired 21
Covers to cisterns provided 34
Dilapidated closets repaired 18
Foul and offensive closets cleansed 8
Water supply added to houses 10
Dilapidated houses cleansed and repaired 12
No. of houses where separate drainage has been enforced 34
Overcrowding abated 8
Pig nuisances removed 19
Orders of the Board obtained 17
Summonses obtained 8
Bad fish destroyed (100 bloaters, 32 quarts of shrimps, and
120 haddocks)
Dangerous cellar covers repaired 4
Articles of Bedding burnt after infectious diseases 14
The pig nuisance, it is to be hoped, will entirely cease
before many months elapse, the largest pig-keeper in
the sub-district having already removed all his stock and
pulled down his building. The population is far too dense
for this offensive business to be longer carried on.