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licence refused. It is a question, now that the district is
becoming so crowded, whether slaughterhouses should
not he done away with entirely, and some system such
as that adopted in Paris substituted.
Considering the disclosures recently made respecting
some bakehouses, it would be well if they were
placed under periodical inspection and annual licensing.
Abstract of Sanitary work carried out in
Western Battersea.
During the year ending December 31st, 1881.
No. of houses inspected 1838
No. of 1st Notices served 181
No. of 2nd Notices served 34
No. of houses disinfected and where necessary, cleansed after
Small Pox 67
No. of houses disinfected and where necessary, cleansed after
various kinds of Fever 64
Defective drains cleaned and repaired 151
Cesspools abolished 3
Accumulations of manure, &c., removed 19
Dust bins provided 51
Defective apparatus to water closets repaired 44
Water supply added to closets 10
Cisterns provided or repaired 5
Covers to cisterns provided 50
Dilapidated closets repaired 4
Foul and offensive closets cleansed 10
Water supply added to houses 14
Dilapidated houses cleansed and repaired 12
No. of houses where separate drainage has been enforced 17
Overcrowding abated 2
Pig nuisances removed 4
Obstructions on footpath removed (building materials) 6
Orders of Board obtained 16
Summons 5
Bad meat destroyed lbs.140
Bad fish destroyed—60 bloaters and 120 kippers
Dangerous steps or coal plates altered 45