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SHEPHERD'S COURT, OLD NICHOL
STREET.
Several cases of fever and small pox having occurred,
a careful inspection of these houses was made. I
found them old, dirty, and dilapidated, and very much
overcrowded. As I did not consider that proper disinfection
and repairs could be carried out while the
houses were occupied, I reported them as unfit for
habitation, and notices to close were served. The
Committee afterwards visited and found that the
owner had set vigorously to work cleansing and
repairing, and as he stated that he had only about
twelve months' lease to run, it was decided not to
enforce the notice to close.
PAYING COURTS.
A great improvement has taken place in the condition
of the footways of the courts and alleys of the
Parish, which have been paved and repaired in accordance
with notices served by the Inspectors, under the
direction of the Sanitary Committee.
In several instances, however, it was necessary to
take legal proceedings before the owners could be
induced to comply with our requirements.
In Hollybush gardens, where the want of proper
paving and drainage is seriously felt, the Committee
sent up a resolution to the Yestry that a sewer should
be laid down, and the place properly paved, the