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In the early part of the year complaints were made by persons
residing in the York Road and neighbourhood of an offensive smell
which was found to arise from hot spent lime which had been used for
Gas purifying being deposited on the Fulham marshes.
The Fulham District Board of Works was communicated with
and samples of the lime were taken. The nuisance not again
appearing no further action was taken.
In May the Inspector made a thorough inspection
of the bakehouses in the district. They were all found,
with two exceptions, in fairly good condition, and limewhiting
generally carried out. In the two cases
refered to one was a bed-room in communication
with the bakehouse, the use of which was at once discontinued,
and in the other a defective drain was remedied.
The Cow and Slaughter-houses were all inspected,
and the licenses renewed.
Abstract of Sanitary Work carried out in Western
Battersea during the Year ending
December 31st, 1882.
Number of houses inspected 2104
Number of 1st Notices served 298
Number of 2nd Notices served 37
Number of houses disinfected, and where necessary cleansed
after Small Pox 8
Number of houses disinfected, and where necessary cleansed
after various kinds of Fever 75
Defective drains cleansed and repaired 147
Cesspools abolished 3
Accumulations of manure removed 17
Dust-bins provided 81
Defective apparatus to water-closets repaired 72
Water supply added to closets 60
Cisterns provided or repaired 41
Covers to cisterns provided 51
Dilapidated closets repaired 25
Foul and offensive closets cleansed 4
Water supply added to houses 6
Dilapidated houses cleansed and repaired 21
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