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tion was made, or indeed, was required by law. We
waited for complaints, unless small-pox or fever became
epidemic in a locality, in which case I inspected the
infected houses myself.
The average number of nuisances attended to in this
district, in the course of a year, previously to the passing
of the Sanitary Act, was about 1,500, but between
the 1st day of August, 1860, and the 31st day of March
1867, they have amounted to the large number of 4285,
which I have classified as follows:
Cesspools emptied, filled up, and drained into the sewer 288
Stable manure, and other refuse removed 138
Premises repaired and lime-whited 1576
„ ventilated 913
Pigs and Pigsties removed 58
Choked drains cleansed and repaired 408
Other nuisances 904
4285
The immense disparity between the work in previous
years and that which is now being carried out, has
chiefly arisen from the powers conferred on the Board
to make regular and strict inspection of premises, under
the 20th section of the Sanitary Act. It has also been
partly caused by the New Nuisances created by the
19th section, and to a small extent by the regulations
under the 35th section.
I shall now proceed to consider briefly, each section