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occasions, so that eight whole days were occupied on this work
alone.
The superintendence of the dust removal, occupied a very
much larger amount of time than usual, as the value of dust fell
very considerably during the year, and there were consequently
more requests for removal than in former years, no less than
2483 communications having been received and forwarded to
the dust contractors in this year alone.
An inspection of greengrocers', poulterers', and fishmongers'
yards, numbering more than 200, was made at least once, and
in some, more frequently. An inspection, also, of 117 bakehouses
was efficiently carried out, and a number of notices were
issued for the removal of nuisances. These premises were,
however, found in a better state this year than previously, and
there is no doubt, that the greater care and cleanliness now
observed in carrying on these businesses assist in keeping the
mortuary rate at its present low standard.
The measuring of all the rooms of small houses in this district,
still occupies spare time at the end and beginning of each year.
464 houses were measured, the cubio capacity of each room
therein calculated, and entered in the Register, the number of
inmates who may legally occupy the rooms fixed by me, and
notices then served on the owner and occupier of each. There
are a good many not yet measured, but I hope the Register
will be completed during next winter. The serving of these
notices is important, as it brings the houses within the provisions
of the 35th section of the Sanitary Act, and empowers the
inspectors to enter and examine the premises at any hour, if he
has good reason for believing them to be overcrowded, whilst
under the Nuisances Removal Acts, the houses must be examined
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., unless a trade be carried on therein.
The number of houses disinfected, and afterwards cleansed
and white-washed, in consequence of the occurrence of epidemic
diseases, 267, which was less than in 1869, in consequence of the