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Table VI., in the Medical Officer's Report, shows the
number of complaints brought under the notice of the Committees,
and the proceedings taken thereon.
The Slaughter-houses, Cow-houses, and Fishmongers'
premises, have been periodically inspected by the Board's
Sanitary Officers.
In addition to these inspections, the annual house-tohouse
inspection of houses let in lodgings, has been made
under the Board's Regulations. During the months of
April, May, and June 8,000 houses were visited, and notices
to whitewash, cleanse, &c., were left at a large number of
houses in which such works were required.
The Board wish particularly to mention one matter of
(the first importance, from a sanitary point of view, to the
health of a District in which the population becomes more
dense year by year. The collection and removal of Dust
occupies 30 men and boys and 15 carts daily throughout the
year, at an annual cost of nearly £3000, every house in the
District being visited once a fortnight, or as near thereto as
practicable.
In order therefore that the removal of the Dust may
be efficiently carried out at as small a charge to the ratepavers
as possible, and at the same time that the District
may continue in a satisfactory sanitary condition, the Board
urgently request all householders to observe the following
hints:—
(a) To see that the men are not refused the dust on
calling.
(b) To burn (in small quantities at a time) all animal
or vegetable refuse.
(c) To place no animal or vegetable refuse in the
bins, unless previously burnt.
(d) To cleanse, limewash, or limewhite periodically the
dustbins
(e) To see that the dustbins are properly constructed,
and fitted with covers.
(f) To forward complaints of the non-removal of dust
to the Board's Offices.