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Often the tenant is found to be responsible for certain
nuisances which are not of a structural character, and in these
cases notices are served upon them to procure their abatement.
I am pleased to state that in no instance was it necessary
to institute Police Court proceedings to secure compliance
with a notice.
The following table shows the number and nature of the
nuisances dealt with during the year :—
NATURE OF NUISANCE. No.
Choked condition of drains 6
Defective drains 8
Dilapidated paving of yards 8
Absence of paving to yards 10
Accumulations of manure and other refuse 21
Fowls improperly kept 5
Offensive and defective gullies 1
Defective and obsolete water-closet cisterns 25
Insufficient water-closet accommodation 2
Insufficient gully accommodation 3
Defective roofs of houses 7
Defective eaves and down spouting 34
Defective and unventilated soil pipes 1
Nuisances caused by defective urinals 1
Overcrowded houses 3
Defective walls, ceilings, and floors 16
Insufficient ventilation of rooms 1
Nuisances caused by damp walls 4
Defective and obsolete water-closet basins 14
Defective sinks and sink waste-pipes 3
Dilapidated outbuildings 18
Dirty houses 3
Absence of water supply to water-closet cisterns 12
Cesspools abolished 1
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CARAVANS USED AS DWELLINGS.
The usual inspection was made of the caravans which
entered the District to attend Barnet Fair, in order to see that
they were kept in a cleanly condition and that no illness
existed amongst the inmates which might be of an infectious
character.