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Public Health Department.
To the Vestry of the
Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex.
Gentlemen,
The works carried out by order of the Public Health
Committee, between the 1st January and 31st December, 1895,
in the Parish, are as follows :—
Houses Inspected 2286
Houses cleansed, whitewashed and repaired 380
Dust-bins provided and repaired 165
Yards to houses paved or amended 246
Traps provided to yards and house drains 277
Water receptacles cleansed and provided with covers 70
Water supply re-instated 155
Drains amended and obstructions removed 255
Houses provided with new pipe drains 37
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains 140
"Waste pipes of sinks 95
Water-closets re-constructed 113
,, ,, ventilation improved 47
,, ,, water supply re-instated 217
,, pans cleansed 122
,, additional provided 30
Overcrowding in rooms abated 73
Underground rooms illegally occupied as dwellings 27
Eoofs of houses repaired 91
Nuisances arising from accumulations of manure
and refuse, etc. 123
Ventilation of houses improved 5
Dung-pits abolished and proper receptacles provided 15
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 200
Booms fumigated 356
Cab „ 1
Lots of bedding disinfected 264
No. of articles of bedding, clothing, &c., destroyed 15