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Slaughterhouses.
13. There are 11 slaughterhouses on the register; 105 inspections
were made and six notices served and complied with.
Nuisances.
(See Table XVa.).
14. 498 complaints of sanitary defects were received and
investigated, compared with 493, 457 and 380 in the three preceding
years.
Forty-three complaints of non-removal of dust were made and
attended to, compared with 70, 42 and 40 in the three preceding
years. Nine of the dust complaints came from Woolwich Parish,
28 from Plumstead, and 6 from Eltham.
The dust in Woolwich is collected by your Council's employes,
but that in Plumstead and Eltham by two different contractors.
15. Although the complaints of non-removal of dust are very
few, it is unfortunately true that there are many instances where
the whole of the house-refuse is not regularly removed owing to
the carelessness of the householders, and the neglect of the dustmen
to remove anything not placed in the proper receptacles.
The littered and dirty condition of back-yards and gardens is a
matter which requires and receives the constant attention of the
sanitary inspectors.
16. Drains and Water- Closets.—Twenty-five defective combined
drains were investigated, and reported on, by the Chief
Sanitary Inspector, compared with 22 and 26 in the two preceding
years.
These drains affected 192 houses.
557 private drains, found choked and defective, were examined,
cleared, and re-laid, compared with 722, 573 and 590 in the three
preceding years. The majority were found in the River Ward.