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TABLE I.
PARISH OF ST. MARY, LAMBETH.
RETURN, shewing the Number and Nature of Nuisances complained of, and the steps taken to remove or abate the same,
with the Results, from March 25th, 1857, to March 25th, 1858.
DESCRIPTION OF NUISANCE.
No. of Complaints
of each
Class.
No. of Notices
served to abate
Nuisances
of each Class.
No. of Cases of
each Class in
which the cause
of Nuisance was
abated on Notice.
No. of Cases of
each Class in
which the cause
of Nuisance has
not been abated
on Notice.
No. of Cases of
each Class for
which Summonses
were
taken out.
No. of Cases of
each Class for
which Magistrates'
orders for
abatement were
made.
REMARES.
Foul Privies
1336
1336
1295
12
29
25
In consequence of the Magistrates
objecting to make Orders
for necessary Constructive Works,
the process of Summoning has
been discontinued, and the enforcement
of such Works is confined
to the Notice and Order
of Vestry, issued for the purpose
of carrying the same into Execution.
Defective Drains
1457
1457
1436
12
9
9
Overcharged Cesspools
20
20
20
...
...
...
Filthy Dwellings
990
990
980
...
10
10
Want of Ashpits
766
766
754
12
...
...
Dust and Garbage
852
Verbal
851
...
1
...
Dung & other Filthy Accumulations.
60
60
55
...
5
4
Offensive Gullies
42
Verbal
42
...
...
...
Filthy Highways
37
Verbal
37
...
...
...
Offensive Urinals
6
6
6
...
...
...
Offensive Smells from Trades
28
28
27
...
1
...
Offensive Slaughter Houses
4
2
2
...
2
2
Swine
37
37
30
...
7
5
Obstructions of Highway
71
71
69
...
2
1
Number of Notices served, 1529; Number of Summonses taken out, 30; Number of Slaughterhouses Licensed, 121.
In most of these Cases, the Premises were visited several times before the cause of complaint was removed.