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The following is the Report of the Sanitary
Inspector:—
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to present my second annual report,
showing the action taken and the amount of work
done in the abatement of nuisances, for the year
ending December 31st, 1897.
In conformity with the General Orders of
the Local Government Board, a systematic inspection
of the district has been made during the year,
and every means taken to keep it in a good sanitary
condition.
One hundred and fifty-nine notices have
been served to abate nuisances. In one instance
it was found necessary to institute summary proceedings
to compel an owner of property in
Arlington Road to comply with a notice to abate
a nuisance arising from defective drainage. The
magistrates made an order for the work to be done
within fourteen days, and the defendant was ordered
to pay five guineas costs. The notice was then
complied with.
Summary of Work Carried Out.
Defective drains cleansed, repaired, trapped,
34
Surface water drains provided 14
Houses subsoil drained and site concreted 2
Drains opened for examination under Sect.
41, Public Health Act, 1875 2
Cesspools abolished 2
Stoneware gullies fixed in lieu of brick and
iron bell traps 205
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