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Sanitary Works performed during the Year 1881.
Number of inspection of houses, as shown in the official
returns 10828
Number of rooms found to be overcrowded, the space being
less than 300 cubic feet for each person—nuisance in each
case abated 25
Houses specially visited 1004
,, ,, re-visited 4049
Rooms disinfected with sulphurous acid gas after the occurrence
of fever and scarlet-fever therein 415
Articles disinfected, consisting of beds, bedding, clothing, &c 1233S
Preliminary notices served, such notices embracing 1253
premises 820
Compulsory orders issued, embracing 427 premises 167
Summonses heard at police courts under Sanitary Act 4
Summonses under Act for the Prevention of Adulteration of
Food, &c. 9
Houses in which rooms or passages have been whitewashed. G40
Yards of houses paved or the pavement repaired 154
Drains in houses improved 205
Dust-bins provided 29
Privies lime-washed, cleansed, and repaired 327
Water-supply provided or improved 95
Area-gratings, cellar-flaps, &c., repaired 11
Cellars used as dwellings discontinued for such use 17
Nuisances from dung and other offensive matter removed 140
Animals, fowls, pigeons, and several thousand tortoises kept so
as to be a nuisance, removed.
All the cow-houses and the slaughter-houses have been visited
four times during the year.
In addition to this return, the Inspectors report that they have
forwarded to the Metropolitan Board of Works several notices of
dangerous structures, which notices the Metropolitan Board have
promptly attended to.
It gives me much pleasure in bearing testimony to the zeal and
energy displayed by the Sanitary Inspectors, Messrs. Battram and
Wrack, in the faithful performance of their duties. The work that
the Inspectors perform is certainly onerous, and is not altogether
unattended with danger. They feel, however, an interest in their
work, and they are enabled to see not only a favorable result from
their labours, in the fact of a diminished rate of mortality in the
District, but that their services are acknowledged by the Board, and
appreciated by the Medical Officer of Health.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOIIN LIDDLE.
15, Great Alie Street.