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Act, 376 houses were inspected and disinfected in consequence
of epidemic diseases having appeared therein, 74 workshops,
334 premises respecting which complaints had been received,
and 167 houses were measured as well as inspected. Also 81
slaughter-houses, 97 cow-sheds, 55 poulterers' and 147 greengrocers'
yards were examined.
The total number of premises inspected was 7,420, and of
nuisances abated 4,354. The nuisances abated were as follows:
822 which were caused by defective draiDage, 2,019 arising from
defects in houses, and 1,463 from various other causes. The
majority of the defects in houses arose from the roofs being
leaky, or the houses dirty and dilapidated.
In addition to these labours, the owners and occupiers of
no less than 1,146 houses were served with notices under the
35th section of the Sanitary Act for the prevention of overcrowding
and keeping the houses in a good sanitary condition.
This is most important, as it gives the officers of the Board the
right of entry to examine the premises, without making application
to a magistrate, which in law, though not in practice,
they can be compelled to do under the Nuisances Removal Acts.
We have served these notices on no less than 3,709 houses since
the regulations have been in force in this district, so that we
have very large powers in this as compared with other districts.
In addition to these we have served 3,237 preliminary, and
1,755 peremptory notices. These notices have been served as a
work of supererogation, as they are not required by law, but
they afford owners of property time to carry out the necessary
works before the statutory notices are served. The success of
this plan is shown by the fact that only 515 statutory notices
were taken out, and that we had to summon 85 owners of
property before the magistrates, to obtain the removal of the