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and premises were cleansed and repaired, and 157 were disinfected
after infectious diseases. One thousand three hundred and eighty
complaints of accumulation of dust were received and attended to,
while numerous house drains were repaired and trapped, various
w.c.'s repaired and cleansed, new dust-bins provided, &c., and other
matters of a like nature carried out, for a detailed list of which
I beg to refer you to Table VI.
The Disinfecting Ovens, belonging to the Board, were in
frequent requisition, and nearly 8,000 articles, a detailed list of
which will be found in the Appendix, were passed through them
during the year. Besides the ordinary house to house visitation
carried on by the Inspectors, various localities came under my
special notice during the year, among which I may mention Londonstreet
; Elizabeth-court, Brook-street; Lower Shadwell; Kopemaker'sfields
; Angel-gardens ; Baroda-place ; Gloucester-court; Smith'splace
; and Nelson-court. These places are inhabited by the poorest
of your district, and are consequently always in a wretched condition.
Eopemaker's-fields was the subject of a representation by me to the
Metropolitan Board of Works a year or two ago, under the Artizans*
and Labourers' Dwellings' Act, 1875, but as the area was not dealt
with, I reported upon it to your Board under the provisions of the
Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings' Act of 1868—79. Other places
in your district are in a condition to be dealt with under these Acts,
and will be reported to you during the present year. Angel-gardens