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boats. There are three Metropolitan Authorities under the Act,
viz., the Vestry of Paddington, the Vestry of Rotherhithe, and your
Board; and I have the honour to be your Inspector under the Act.
As hinted at before, a very large number of houses have been
inspected in the District. I find from the returns furnished to me
by the Inspectors that this number is 2,073. The orders issued for
Sanitary amendments therein amounted to 1,235. The number of
houses cleansed, repaired, and whitewashed was 620, and the number
of houses disinfected after the occurrence of infectious disease was
450. One hundred and fifty-five house drains were repaired and
cleansed, and 161 trapped or ventilated. One hundred and six
water closets or privies were repaired and cleansed, and 8 were
supplied with water. Two hundred and seventy-four new dustbins
were provided, and 190 were repaired. Two hundred and
sixty-three cisterns were cleansed, repaired, and covered. In
addition to this several hundred articles of clothing and bedding,
&c., were disinfected by heat in the Board's disinfecting ovens, and
returned to their owners free of charge.
In all Sanitary matters I have been ably assisted by the
Inspectors, and I beg to record my approval of the manner in which
they have performed their arduous, and in many cases unpleasant
duties.
The Slaughter and Cow Houses in the District were inspected
and the defects found therein having been remedied, the renewal of
the licenses to these premises was not opposed. For a list of them,
and the names of their proprietors, I beg to refer you to Table
VIII.