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Sanitary Inspectors' Reports.
To the Vestry of the
Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex\
Gentlemen,
We beg to present the following report of the work
of the Public Health Department during the year ending
December 31st, 1897 :
Premises inspected 2074
Houses cleansed and repaired 487
Dustbins provided and repaired 256
Yards to houses paved and amended 191
Traps provided to yard and house drains 149
Water receptacles cleansed and provided with covers 84
Water supply re-instated 19
Drains amended and obstructions removed 271
Houses provided with new pipe drains 242
Rainwater pipes disconnected from drains 169
Waste pipes to sinks „ „ 100
Waterclosets reconstructed 208
,, water supply re-instated 228
,, soilpipes re-instated and ventilated 72
,, pans cleansed 189
Overcrowding in rooms abated 107
Underground rooms found illegally occupied as dwellings 28
Roofs and guttering to houses repaired 141
Nuisances arising from accumulations of manure and
refuse abated 71
Dungpits abolished and proper receptacles provided 5
Damp walls remedied 83
Miscellaneous nuisances 127
Dust complaints referred to Surveyor 113
Thirty-four bakehouses, two cowsheds, and four slaughterhouses
were visited. Notices were served for cleansing, limewashing,
&c., where necessary, and the work done in all cases.