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Summary for West Battersea, page 48, has been to
some extent adopted by the Coroner for this district;
and to this cause, probably, the diminution in the
number of inquests of the past year, may in some
measure be attributable.
Sanitation.—The principal Sanitary proceedings
which were carried out during the year are enumerated
in Table VI., Appendix, irrespective of many operations
which cannot be so demonstrated. The numbers under
the several headings therein contained, represent the
accomplishment of an amount of sanitary work of such
great and varied extent as cannot fail to be recognized
as having been of the greatest benefit to the inhabitants
and conducive to the maintenance of the healthiness of
the district. The numbers have greatly increased in
the past year, especially such as relate to the inspection
of houses, and the remedying their defects, and to the
removal of nuisances. A reference to the corresponding
figures contained in previous Reports, shews that the
inspections of houses alone have increased annually in
a nearly uniform manner, from 2,331 in the year 1872,
to 10,241 in the past year. The large number of 1,145
notices to abate nuisances were served, shewing an
increase of 196 over that of the year preceding; and in
43 instances it became necessary to enforce them by an
appeal to the law, by the aid of which 32 magisterial
orders were obtained to compel compliance with their
requirements. 460 houses were disinfected and in 8
instances only, did contagious disease occur in them after
disinfection, and 226 unwholesome and dilapidated
houses were cleansed and repaired. No less than 67
nuisances arising from the keeping of swine (43 of
which occurred in Battersea), and which necessitated
magisterial interference in 28 instances were suppressed,
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