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St James's 1858

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Number of Visits made to Houses and Places in reference to
Sanitary matters, the major part of which are out of the
Parish,61
Number of Visits made to the various Court-yards and Mews in
the Parish, 59
Number of Visits made to Slaughter-houses, 128
Number of ditto made to Cow-sheds, 56
Number of Notices served during the Year 1858, 433
Number of ditto attended to by Defendants, 186
Nuisances found during the Year, 987
Nuisances abated, 1690
Houses condemned daring the Year, 24
JAMES H. MORGAN,
Sanitary Inspector.
January 30th, 1859.

Table: REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,FOR THE YEAR 1858.

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FOR THE YEAR 1858.

NUISANCES.	First Quarter.	Second Quarter.	Third Quarter.	Fourth Quarter.	For the whole Year 1858.	IMPROVEMENTS.	First Quarter.	Second Quarter.	Third Quarter.	Fourth Quarter.	For the whole Year 1858.
Areas Laving no drains,	32	..	..	..	32	Areas drained and trapped,	..	..	..	32	32
„ requiring white-washing,	..	2	2	5	9	„ white washed,	..	2	13	6	21
Abodes dirty,	5	8	1	5	19	Abodes cleansed,	3	4	1	3	11
Basements, walls of, dirty from neglect of white-washing,	8	7	5	3	24	Basements, walls of, white-washed,	3	11	10	3	27
„ floors of, dirty from neglect of sweeping,	3	..	..	..	3	„ floors of, cleansed,	2	..	..	..	2
„ having no surface drains,	8	..	..	..	8	„ „ drained and trapped,	..	..	..	13	13
Butts or Cisterns dilapidated,	..	..	1	..	1	Butts or Cisterns repaired,	2	..	2	2	6
„ „ without covers,	..	2	2	1	5	„ „ to which covers have been added,	..	..	..	10	10
„ „ foul,	..	..	3		3	„ „ cleansed,	..	..	7	..	7
Bones, nuisance from,	..	..	1	..	3	Bones, nuisance from, abated,	..	..	1	..	1
Buildings dangerous or dilapidated,	15	..	4	..	19	Bones, nuisance from, abated,	..	..	1	..	1
Cow-sheds, defects in,	..	..	..	4	4	Cats, nuisance from, abated,	2	1	1	..	4
Cats, nuisance caused by,	2	1	1	..	4	Cesspools removed,	15	16	17	16	64
Courts foul from neglect of sweeping,	..	..	..	1	1	Cisterns, new, added,	..	13	4	3	20
Cesspools found,	4	13	15	20	52	,, compo, removed,	2	..	..	1	3
Cells badly ventilated and lighted,	..	5	..	..	5	Courts swept and cleansed,	..	..	..	1	1
Ceilings requiring white-washing,	5	..	1	2	8	Cow-sheds white-washed,	..	..	4	1	5
„ dilapidated,	..	..	2	..	2	„ drainage in, improved,	..	..	..	1	1
						„ ventilation in, improved,	..	..	..	1	1
						„ paving in, repaired,	..	..	..	1	1
						„ dilapidations in, repaired,	..	..	..	1	1
						„ dung-bin, new, with cover, added,	..	..	..	2	2
						„ grain-bin, „ „ „	..	..	..	1	1
						„ Brewers' grains, stale, removed,	1	1	2	..	4
Dogs,	..	..	2	..	2	Drains repaired,	8	8	10	9	35
Damp,	1	2	4	3	10	„ opened,	..	6	3	..	9
Debris in vaults, cellars, or yards,	..	2	4	2	8	„ cleansed,	..	10	10	11	31
Dwellings without water-closet accommodation,	..	2	..	..	2	„ reconstructed,	..	..	3	2	5
„ badly ventilated,	..	..	..	4	4	„ to which traps have been added,	..	10	63	41	114
Drains without traps,	..	3	1	1	5	Drain traps made effectual by a supply of air,	..	..	1	32	33
„ ineffectually trapped,	34	..	..	..	34	Drains, connection of, made good with sewer,	..	12	4	4	20
„ stopped,	4	..	13	11	28	Dwellings supplied with water-closet accommodation,	..	..	3	..	3
,, foul,	12	19	7	10	48	Dwellings emptied,	..	..	..	4	4
„ dilapidated,	2	0	1	6	15	Dogs, removed,	..	..	1	..	1
Dust-bins full or foul,	21	28	13	21	83	Damp, cured,	..	1	2	1	4
„ having no covers,	3	2	3	4	12	Debris removed from vaults, cellars, or yards,	..	2	1	..	3
„ required,	..	2	1	3	6	Dust-bins cleansed,	21	28	13	21	83
„ dilapidated,	..	..	3	..	3	„ to which covers have been added,	14	4	16	20	54
						„ new,	6	3	4	5	18
						„ repaired,	5	..	1	1	7
Eggs, rotten,	..	..	1	..	1	Eggs, rotten, removed	..	..	1	..	1

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Table: REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK,FOR THE YEAR 1858.