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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Cow-houses and
Slaughter-houses.
The Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses were
inspected in September, and no objection was raised to the
renewal of the licenses.
Bake-houses.
The Bake-houses, 49 in number, were inspected
twice during the year. Lime-washing was required in
16 instances in May and 17 in October.
During the year 4010 houses and premises were
inspected, and the total number of nuisances dealt with
amounted to 5179, of these 4306 were abated under
notice and 871 without, 1563 notices were served, viz.,
1381 Preliminary and 182 Statutory notices. The
table on page 31 gives a statement of nuisances dealt with
that can be conveniently classified. In addition, 1555
nuisances were dealt with besides those in the table, and
the following were some of the works executed to remedy
them: 597 new water-closets fixed in the place of the
old apparatuses, and 127 old closet apparatuses have
been disconnected from the drinking water cisterns. 220
new soil pipes have been fixed, five water closet apartments
ventilated, four foul water-closets and soil-pipes
removed, 11 ventilating pipes repaired, 83 existing soilpipes
ventilated and 29 repaired, 57 cases of water supply
being withdrawn and reinstated, 52 leaky water fittings,
nine baths and lavatories repaired, 20 sinks repaired, 13
cases of water in the basements, 36 floors repaired,
eight floors cleansed, 53 walls, 62 ceilings, 26 windows
six fireplaces repaired, five basements ventilated, two new
urinals fixed, three private roads cleansed, two cases of
rats, two cases of stagnant water, burning refuse, well
closed, privy abolished.
Infringements of the Bye-laws: 13 soil pipes, 33
water closets, six dust bins constructed contrary to the
Bye-laws, and 60 manure receptacles were also found to
be contrary to the Bye-laws. Animals kept so as to be