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SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
15. The number of slaughter-houses on the register
remained the same, viz., 10. 40 inspections were made, and
5 notices served and complied with.
NUISANCES (see Table VIII.).
16. 614 complaints of sanitary defects were received and
investigated, compared with 361, 441, and 454 in the three
preceding years.
43 complaints of non-removal of dust were made and
attended to, compared with 29, 38, and 55 in the three
preceding years. 11 of the dust complaints came from
Woolwich Parish, 21 from Plumstead, and 11 from Eltham.
The dust in Woolwich is collected by your Council's employees,
but that in Plumstead and Eltham by contractors,
Messrs. Tuff & Hoar.
17. Drains and Water-Closets. 26 defective combined
drains were investigated and reported upon by the Chief
Sanitary Inspector, compared with 16, 7, and 12, in the three
preceding years. These drains affected 143 houses.
475 private drains, found choked and defective, were
examined, cleared, and relaid, compared with 399, 448, and
450 in the three preceding years. The largest number, 107,
was found in St. Nicholas Ward.
843 water-closets and w.c. cisterns were repaired, compared
with 890, 785, and 782, in the three preceding years. 255 foul
w.c. pans were cleansed by tenants, compared with 238, 209,
and 181 in the three preceding years.
18. House Inspection. 4,707 houses were inspected, house
to house, compared with 5,830, 5,489, and 4,538, in the