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district was rather in excess of that in any former year, as there
were no less than 6,049 houses inspected, and nuisances were
discovered in 2,828 of the houses, so that above 46 per cent, of
the houses inspected were not in a good sanitary state from want
of white-washing and repairing, or from defective paving or
drainage, or want of proper water supply and apparatus. Every
room in each house was examined, and entries made in the
inspection books as to their state of repair, the condition of the
water-butts and cisterns, the dustbins, drainage of the houses,
outhouses and yards, paving of the yards, and state of the
gutters. In addition there were 156 greengrocers' and 73
fishmongers'' and poulterers' yards inspected to see that there
were no accumulations therein which could be injurious to health,
and also that the paving and drainage were in good order and
condition.
The necessity for a regular inspection of all the small
houses in the district is shown in a very strong manner by a
comparison of the number of nuisanees abated from complaint,
and as the result of the inspection. As before stated, 6049
houses were inspected under the Sanitary Act, 1866, and
nuisances were discovered in 2828 houses. In some of these not
only did the houses require to be repaired, but the drainage and
paving were bad, so that the number of nuisances found were in
excess of the houses in which they were discovered. There was
also a large number of nuisances discovered in inspecting the
slaughter-houses and cow-sheds, the greengrocers' and poulterers'
yards, in the 129 bake-houses examined, and on other premises
inspected without complaint being received here, so that out of
the total 6110 nuisances only 466 were abated on complaint sent
to the office, or otherwise made to the inspector.
It appears that the 4,069 houses contained 26,211 rooms,
9,088 families, and 38,849 inmates, which is in excess by rather
more than 2,000 of their population last year. This is to be