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Five uncertified deaths occurred durring the year, two
of these being registered on a letter being received from
medical men who saw the case after death; and three on
the authority of a letter received from the coroner. One
of the latter cases was stated to be Diphtheria, but it is
difficult to understand how the coroner could make such
a diagnosis, as he did not see the patient either before
or after death.
Sanitary Proceedings of the year. The number of houses inspected during the
year was 3,53l, as compared with 3,919 in the
previous year. The table on page 23, gives a statement
of the nuisances dealt with, which can be conveniently
tabulated. In addition to the 3,531 ordinary inspections
made during the year, 2,047 special inspections
were also made to ascertain the amount of house refuse
requiring removal, prior to the expiration of Mr. W.
Boyce's contract.
The total number of nuisances dealt with amounted
to 2,767; of these 2,367 were abated under notice and
398 under promise.
The number of unclassified nuisances were 261 viz:—
46 new ventilating pipes, 17 ventilating pipes repaired,
21 soilpipes repaired, 65 closet valve airpipes removed
from inside drinking water cisterns, 50 leaky water fittings
repaired, 2 cases of water in basements, 2 water
closets rebuilt and ventilated, 4 new sinks, 2 piggeries
cleaned and limewashed, leaky gas-fitting, privy removed,
smoke nuisance, carpet beating, foul bedding, animals
kept in dwelling houses, 2 horses and 1 donkey, animals
kept in an unsanitary condition, 3 cases of goats, 1 case
of ducks, rabbits and pigeons, 41 dirty bake-houses.