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less than 2,437 houses which required to be whitewashed, cleansed,
and repaired; 687 where the dust-bins were broken or absent;
and 186 in which a better water supply was provided. The other
nuisances will be found set out in the appendix.
In order to obtain the removal of so large a number of
nuisances, it was necessary to serve 5,876 notices, and to take
out 75 summonses. There were also 1,705 requests to remove the
dust attended to, and a large amount of other work carried out.
As, with one exception, the whole of the Sanitary staff was
changed during the year, either by dismissal or promotion, I had
to devote an unusually large amount of personal supervision to
the work, and will conclude by expressing my satisfaction with
the manner in which the duties were performed by the Inspectors,
considering that three out of the four were new to the work to
be done.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Obediently yours,
JOHN W. TRIPE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Received, and ordered to be
printed and distributed.
JOHN KELDAY, Chairman.
May 22nd, 1873.