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dismissal of a summons is a very rare occurrence. Orders were
made last year for the execution of works, as follows:—
To provide a supply of water to houses 23
To ,, ,, ,, to water closets 26
To ,, ,, ,, to public - house
urinals 2
To repair and cleanse defective fittings to 'ditto 14
To cleanse, repair, and whitewash walls of rooms 32
To provide new or repair existing dust bin 11
To repair roofs, &c., of houses 5
To repair or provide cover to cistern 8
To trap drains, gulleys, or sinks 15
To disconnect waste pipes of cisterns, sinks, &c.,
from drains 12
To repair, cleanse, or unstop defective or
choked drains 6
To repair defective soil pipes 4
To repair defective rain pipes 5
To remove offensive accumulations 3
To repair defective paving and drainage of stables 2
To ventilate a school and re-construct the
latrines on improved site 1
To abate overcrowding 2
On several occasions proceedings were taken against one
person to secure the removal of animals so kept as to be a
nuisance or injurious to health, the animals being cats and dogs of
all ages and both sexes, and a prohibitory order was granted to
prevent recurrence of the nuisance; the defendant appealed to
Quarter Sessions, but the conviction was affirmed.
Proceedings were taken against an owner to compel him to
reconstruct the drain of a house full of poor people, the drain
having been opened up for examination and found to be very
defective. Your Vestry's notice was disregarded. The owner
was summoned, and the Justices made an Order for the work to
be carried out in conformity with the terms of the notice. The