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purposes has been supplied to premises in 151 instances;
water has been laid on to closets in 50 cases; 495 cess-pools
have been emptied, and 176 filled up and abolished; 145
water-closets have been provided, and 425 drains trapped and
amended.
In addition to the above, 1623 nuisances of various kinds,
arising from pigs, accumulation of dung, refuse, ashes, &c.,
have been inspected and removed, or abated; the various
mews have, during the summer months, been periodically
visited and cleansed; and the slaughter-houses, 42 in number,
have been supervised, and when necessary have been whitewashed,
paved or otherwise improved.
Many of the above works were executed on the mere hint
furnished by the visit of inspection; in other cases notices
had to be served on the persons concerned; 404 first notices
were issued, and in 20 instances the notices had to be repeated.
It was only necessary in 5 cases to apply for summonses.
At the close of the year 18 works were outstanding or in
progress.
A few trades—nuisances have been, from time to time,
brought under the notice of the Vestry and of the Sanitary
Committee; but none of sufficient importance to necessitate
any detailed mention of them here.
The monthly analyses of the waters supplied by the Southwark
and Vauxhall, the Lambeth and the Kent Companies, I
have continued to place before you periodically; and have
appended them is a tabulated form to this report.—(see Table
VIII.) The result has been still to shew the excellence of
the quality of the water which they have severally furnished.