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NUISANCES.
In the Parish of Clapham 3,159 houses and premises
have been inspected, and 1,539 notices for the abatement
of nuisances have been served and complied with; 145
houses have been disinfected after infectious disease had
occurred there.
The sum of £39 has been expended in the purchase
of disinfectants, £83 in disinfection of bedding, and £1
in stripping rooms.
In the Parish of Putney 3,570 houses and premises
have been inspected; 688 first and 150 second notices
have been served to remedy sanitary defects. Forty
houses have been fumigated after the occurrence of infectious
disease.
In the Parish of Streatham 4,728 inspections of houses
and business premises have been made during the year,
and the results duly recorded and acted upon. The
slaughter-houses, cow-houses, and bake-houses have also
been inspected and reported upon to the Sanitary Committee,
and all the necessary improvements, cleansing,
&c., have been carried out; 657 notices for the abatement
of nuisances have been served and attended to;
166 rooms in 119 houses have been fumigated, disinfected,
and cleansed after infectious diseases; in 11 cases the
bedding, &c., was burned, and in 45 cases the infected
articles were properly stoved and returned to their
owners ; the cost to the Board was about £38.
An additional Sanitary Inspector has been appointed
for the purpose of carrying out more effectively the increased
duties cast upon the authority by the passing of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.