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remedied; 147 yards of houses repaved and litnewashed, 441
dust bins erected; 303 accumulations of dung, &c., removed;
11 cases of decomposed animal or vegetable matter removed; 23
foul urinals cleansed, removed, or improved; 73 closets provided
or improved; 64 dangerous structures removed; 2 trade nuisances
abated; 65 lots of swine, consisting of 253 pigs, removed; 22 lota
of unwholesome fish, numbering 5251, condemned and destroyed;
2 cases of unwholesome meat, weighing 17 cwt. and 70 lbs., condemned
and destroyed; 1 case of illegal slaughtering; 44 obstructed
or untrapped gullies remedied ; 4 cases of smoke nuisance
abated; 7 cases of animals improperly kept in houses, remedied ;
1 case of unsound fruit, consisting of 108 oranges, seized.
In addition to the above 401 houses have been disinfected, in
which Small Pox and Fevers have occurred, and various sanitary
improvements effected therein ; and in 94 cases articles of bed
and bedding, infected with Small Pox and other contagious
diseases, were either disinfected or destroyed.
The number of Licensed Slaughterhouses visited were 105,
Cowhouses 94, and Bakehouses 223, in all of which the usual
periodical cleansing and whitewashing was enforced, and many
other improvements effected.
In order to complete these necessary works 1470 notices were
served, and 108 summonses and orders issued.
The following have been the cases, in which, on conviction
before the magistrates, heavy penalties were inflicted, together
with costs :—
On the 14th May, 1872, James Curran, Butterman, Lambeth
Walk, was fined £5 and costs for exposing for sale 172 lbs. of
diseased pork. The fine and costs were paid.
On the 24th May, 1872, Edmund Good, an undertaker's man,
was fined £5 and costs, or one month's imprisonment, for transmitting
infected bedding through the public streets, in South
Lambeth. Went to prison in default of paying the fine.
On the 8th July, Edward Mac Laren, of 5, Robert Street,