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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health -1892.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
in the sanitary department
Mr. JOHN EDWARDS, Inspector.
Number
of Cases.
Apartments disinfected
142
Dust Bins provided or repaired
103
Yards paved or repaired
96
Interior of Houses cleansed throughout
102
„ „ partly cleansed
94
Water Receptacles cleansed or repaired
60
Service Pipes repaired
27
Sinks in Yards trapped or otherwise repaired
90
Sinks and Stack Pipes disconnected from House Drains
95
Pans in water Closets cleansed, or New pans provided
83
Roofs repaired
88
Drains opened and cleansed
67
Offensive accumulations removed
15
Water Gutters aud Pipes provided and repaired
150
Water Closets repaired and soil Pipes ventilated
37
Walls of Yards lime washed
136
Supply of water provided to closets and water waste preventers repaired
184
Cases not otherwise classified
35
Fronts of Houses limewashed
28
New Drains constructed
18
Cat Gut premises inspected
1
Bone Boilers' premises inspected
1
Horse slaughterers' premises inspected
1
Tallow Melters premises inspected
2
Cases of Overcrowding or Indecent Occupation abated
23
Slaughter Houses inspected
1
Bakehouses inspected
31
Cowsheds inspected
3
Disinfected in the Apparatus, Bedding, &c., lots .
159
Houses closed as unfit for human habitation
37
Occupation of underground rooms as dwellings discontinued
29
3
Smoke abatement
4
Overcrowded Workshops abated
13
Workshops inspected ...
1958
During the year 1 Lot of Rabbits, 1 Parcel of Cauliflowers, 1 Parcel of
Turnips, 1 Barrel of Apples, and 1 Box of Grapes were seized and dertroyed, as
unfit for human food. March 25th, 1893.