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The following is the detailed summary of the sanitary work done
during the year.
Number of houses and premises inspected, also works in progress
and repairs 2,783
Notices issued for sanitary repairs to houses, drains, etc. 87
Letters sent in lieu of notices 121
Houses, or parts of, repaired, cleansed, and white-washed, etc.,
together with other premises limewashed 195
House drains disconnected from closet drains, or repaired,
cleansed, properly trapped, etc. 242
Privy and other cesspools emptied 52
House drains constructed and connected with Board's sewers 41
New w.c's built 11
Dust bins provided 30
Cases of scarlet fever removed to London Fever Hospital 4
Do. do. ,, Union Infirmary 2
Do. diphtheria ,, Hospital 1
Ventilating pipes fixed to old drains 19
Manure heaps removed 32
Houses fumigated, also the bedding, etc., disinfected 128
H ouses furnished with a proper supply of water 76
Cisterns fixed for domestic use 55
Water supplies provided to w.c.'s 68
Slaughterhouses inspected.
Cowsheds, dairies, and milkshops do 54
Bake-houses do.
J. JAMES RIDGE, M.D.f B.S., B.A., B.Sc. Lond.,
Medical Officer of Health.