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One public urinal has been erected during the year, and no prosecutions
have been needed on account of the sale of bad meat, &c.
The slaughter-houses have been from time to time examined by the
Inspector and myself.
The following is a List of Nuisances reported on by me to the Committee—the
necessary works being carricd out under the superintendence
of the Inspector and myself:—
PROCEEDINGS UNDER NUISANCE REMOVAL ACT,
From March 25th, 1858, to March 25th, 1859.
Number of Complaints made 482
Number of Notices served 390
Summonses heard at Police Court 51
Magistrate's Orders made 47
Number of rooms cleansed and whitewashed 207
Number of staircases cleansed and whitewashed 29
New pipe drains laid down 55
Drains cleansed 35
Drains cleansed and repaired 44
Traps put to drains and sinks 77
Cesspools emptied and abolished 43
Cesspools emptied 2
Dilapidated privies abolished 19
Privies panned and trapped 61
Privies cleansed 35
Water laid on to privies 47
New privies erected 21
New cisterns or butts supplied 25
New dust-bins or ash-pits provided 15
New dung-pits erected 7
Ventilation of houses improved 52
Cases in which pigs have been removed 9
Unnecessary complaints 25
Cases in which no orders were given 22
Houses shut up since proceedings commenced 5
Allowed to stand over in consequence of owner's poverty 2
Referred to the Surveyor 12
Cases in which Inspector could not interfere 3
Dilapidated house repaired and cleansed 1
Seizure of unwholesome food 1
Air shafts erected to ventilate sewers 2
Public urinal erected 1
Large accumulations of dung, stagnant pools, or other offensive
matter removed 28
Cases in which no orders for drainage could be made for want of
sewers 6