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complained of in our District, with the wind in a westerly
direction. The Uxbridge Rural Sanitary Authority were communicated
with and have taken action in the matter.
Summary of Sanitary Inspector's Work for the Year 1902.
Houses Inspected 820 )
,, Re-Inspected 316 )
Shops, &c.—
Butchers 12
Bakers 10
Milk Sellers 7 35
Cowkeepers, Sheds, &c. 6
Canal Boats—
No. of Visits for Inspecting 43
„ Boats Inspected 66
Houses Let in Lodgings—
No. on Register Inspected 3
Infectious Cases—
No. of Rooms, &c. fumigated 85
„ ,, stripped and cleaned 26
„ ,, from which bedding, &c., destroyed 3
No. of Samples, Milk, Butter, &c., sent to Public Analyst 58
„ „ found adulterated 2
Infectious Cases Treated at Home—
Scarlet Fever (6 N.) (9 S.) 15
Diphtheria (1 N.) (1 S.) . . 2
Membranous Croup (1 N.) 1
Infectious Cases sent to Hospital—
Scarlet Fever (25 N.) 25 S.) 50
Diphtheria (3 N.) (12 S.) 15
Small-Pox (2 S.) 2
Enteric (1 N.) 1
No. of Letters and Notices sent out 389
No. of Nuisances Reported to the Council 2702
Nuisances Reported—
Blocked Drains, &c. 127
Defective Water Supply to W.C. 25
Houses and Rooms in a dirty state 21
Accumulation of Manure and Filth 20
Defective Joints to W.C. Pans, &c. 15
,, Fresh Air Inlets ix
,, Stack Pipes, Guttering, &c. 7
Keeping Fowls dirty, &c. 7