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under the Public Health Act, and requested him to cease using the
premises for the purpose mentioned. I have every reason to believe
that the warning given has had the desired effect.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
The number of Common Lodging Houses remains the same as
last year, viz., 7. The houses afford accommodation for 178 lodgers.
They have been inspected both by day and night. I am pleased to
report that no cases of infectious disease have been notified at, or
traced to, any of the houses.
CARAVANS.
The dwelling vans of showmen, who visit the town for the
purpose of attending the fairs, were inspected in order to ascertain
their sanitary condition, and also for the purpose of detecting any
infectious disease which might exist among the inmates. The
condition of the vans was satisfactory, and no cases of infectious
disease were found among the occupants.
BAKEHOUSES.
There are fourteen bakehouses on the register. They have all
been inspected during the year. In three instances it was found
necessary to request the occupier to have the interior walls and
ceilings limewashed.
The floor of one bakehouse has been concreted and a drain
removed from the interior.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
During the year the drains of fifty houses and premises have
been reconstructed. A large portion of the drains dealt with were
exposed and examined under section 41 of the Public Health Act,
1875.
The work of reconstructing drains has been carefully supervised
by your Inspector, and frequent visits have been made to the
premises while such work was in progress. This work involved the
laying of 1014 yards of stoneware pipe, and 38 yards of heavy coated
cast iron pipe drains, 87 gullies, 15 intercepting traps, 47 pedestal
water closets, 4 soil pipes and 17 ventilation shafts were fixed and 55
manholes built, the whole necessitating the application of 156 watertests
and 32 smoke and chemical tests.
The following is a list of the premises the drains of which have
been relaid under my supervision.