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Fevers of all classes (including Typhus, Typhoid, and Simple
continued) have increased from 90 to 139; there was the same
number of cases of Diarrhoea, but a decrease in Whooping Cough
from 45 to 34. Taking all the circumstances into account, the
severity of the winter, and the sudden changes of temperature,
the Returns of Contagious Diseases attended by the Poor Law
Officers are satisfactory.
The number and character of the Nuisances removed, and the
general Sanitary Measures carried out, will be seen in Table 1.
The Nuisances attended to amounted to 2,589; in addition
to which there was a large amount of Sanitary Work carried
out by disinfecting houses and rooms where Contagious and
Infectious Diseases existed.
The number of Houses cleansed was 269; houses drained,
149; cesspools abolished, 17; obstructed drains remedied, 370;
defective drains trapped, 247; houses without proper water supply
provided therewith, 804; houses not provided with means of ventilation,
18; houses where dampness and foul smells existed remedied, 6;
74 yards repaved and lime-washed; 303 dust bins erected;
195 accumulations of dung, garbage, &c., removed; 33 cases
of decomposed animal and vegetable matter removed; 14 foul
urinals cleansed, removed, or improved; 15 closets provided or
improved; 75 dangerous structures removed; 1 trade nuisance
abated; 47 lots of swine, consisting of 175 pigs, removed; 3
lots of unwholesome fish, numbering 217, condemned and destroyed;
2 offensive Pools abolished; 2 Ballast burning nuisances abated;
22 obstructed or untrapped gullies, remedied; 2 cases of animals
improperly kept in houses, removed; 48 houses registered under
the Sanitary Act of 1866, 29 & 30 Vict., cap. 90. Total number
of Nuisances attended to, 2,589
In addition to the above, 313 houses have been cleansed and
disinfected, in which Small Pox, Fevers, and other infectious