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1865, the Medical Officer of Health brought under the notice of
the General Purposes Committee 1851 cases of nuisances, and the
result is shown in Table I. The Sanitary work consequently
effected being 342 Houses in a dirty, or unwholesome state from
Fever, &c., cleansed or whitewashed; 458 houses with bad
drainage, drained; 227 cesspools emptied; 212, obstructed drains,
cleared; 126 accumulations of dung, garbage, &c., removed;
242 full dust bins emptied; 66 new ash bins erected; 64 houses
supplied with water; 36 yards paved; 45 offensive smells from
trades, Ae., abated; 7 foul urinals cleansed; and 26 lots of Swine,
consisting of 148 Pigs removed.
In addition to the above a Systematic house-to-house inspection
of the dwellings of the Poor was commenced in the month of
October, in consequence of which 987 houses were examined by
tho Inspectors, who found 735 of them requiring more or less
Sanitary Improvements. These were reported by tho Medical
Officer to the General Purposes Committee, and the necessary
orders issued, the result of which was that 306 dilapidated houses
were repaired; 266 houses without proper ventilation, ventilated;
200 dirty houses, whitewashed; 186 receptacles for water provided
or repaired; 121 closets provided with water; 84 untrapped
sinks, trapped; 278 ash bins erected; and 64 accumulations
of ashes removed from houses. All these improvements were
effected in addition to those previously mentioned. For the
removal of nuisances and the accomplishment of Sanitary Improvement,
1273 Notices were required to be served, and 23
Summonses were heard at the Police Courts.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
These were frequently limewashed during the year. There
were 117 applications for licenses. Three slaughter houses being
unlit for the purpose were opposed and the licence refused.