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The condition of drains has been tested, water.supply
looked after, cisterns kept in good condition. The
sanitary inspection is now looked upon as a matter of
course by the public, and the inspector is (now) often
welcomed to houses where formerly he was regarded as
a legal intruder and nuisance.
In almost every case defects have been remedied after
the first notice. In only six cases were second notices
required. No cases had to be investigated by the
Magistrate, nor had any compulsory orders to be obtained.
There is still much to be done in regard to the removal
of dust. In too many cases the dust.bin has been allowed
to remain until it has become a veritable nuisance. This
however may be easily prevented by going round the
parish systematically and removing the refuse from a
certain district on a certain day. This plan would avoid
the accumulation of the dust.bin from four to six weeks
which has occurred to my knowledge in several cases.
This is really an important matter, affecting in a vital
way the health of the community.
WM. Y. ORR, M.B.,
Aledical Officer of Health for Putney & Roehampton.