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Sub-district of Putney and Roehampton. 65
manner, and no cases of infectious diseases occurred after
disinfection had been carried out.
Overcrowding was abated in 4 eases.
Rooms, staircases and passages, were cleansed and repaired
in 45 cases.
4 Cesspools were abolished.
34 Yards drained or paved and cleansed.
The unclassified nuisances abated were as follows:—
10 Soil and ventilating pipe joints re-caulked.
2 Rotten wood flooring repaired.
4 Leaky water pipes (to prevent soakage of walls).
4 New water closets provided.
5 Keeping animals so as to be a nuisance.
The insanitary and dilapidated property called
Seymour Row has now, I understand, come into the
hands of the freeholder, and arrangements are in hand for
building better houses on the site.
In the process of disinfection, the following amounts
of the various substances have been used:—
24 gallons of carbolic acid containing 95 per cent. of tar acid.
34 cwts. of carbolic powder containing 15 per cent. of carbolic
acid.
1 cwt, of roll sulphur.
All the Bakehouses have been frequently inspected and
found in a satisfactory condition. The necessary cleansing
and limewashing has been done twice during the year.
All Workshops have been inspected and found
satisfactory.
The fishmongers shops have been frequently inspected
and the offal has been removed in accordance
with the bye-laws.
The Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses have been
inspected, and I have found no reason for objecting to
the renewal of their licenses,
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