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Eleven Slaughter-houses and 17 Hake-houses are regularly
inspected; and the cleansing and limewashing of these premises at
least twice a year, is stringently enforced.
During one of my visits to a Slaughter-house, I found a quantity
of putrid meat exposed for sale, which I seized.
The Butcher was summoned, and fined £5 and costs.
Dairies and Cowsheds, Milk Shops' Order, 1885.—Eleven
persons are engaged in the Milk trade, and under supervision. The
Cowsheds and Dairies are cleansed and limewashed at least twice
in each year, viz.: April and October.
Summary of Work Done.
No. of complaints received and investigated 55
Nuisances discovered 137
Nuisances abated without report 127
„ after report 10
Preliminary notices served 50
Legal notices served 10
Nuisances being dealt with at the end of the year 12
Character of Work done.
Water Supply:—
Number of houses supplied from waterworks 8
Houses:—
Number cleansed and limewashed 24
„ closed as unfit for habitation 2
„ made fit for human habitation 2
Overcrowding:—
Number of cases abated 2
House Drains:—
Number laid or relaid and tested 32
„ cleansed, trapped and ventilated 16
„ of defective waste pipes rectified 8
„ of insanitary lavatories, sinks & urinals rectified 6
Privies and Ashpits:—
Number of combined privies and ashpits provided 4
„ converted to w.c. or slop closets 12
Water Closets:—
Number of additional waterclosets with flush cisterns
provided 26
Number repaired and ventilated 8