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ventilated out-buildings, where in many cases no
protection is given against rain.
Very few pig-styes are now found in the district
and those were kept fairly clean.
Special attention was paid at the inspection
to the schools, and I am glad to report that the
sanitary arrangements are now in good condition,
and the automatic flushing system is a great
improvement.
The roads have greatly suffered by the constant
breaking up. I beg to call your attention to
the filthy and unsanitary condition of Florence
Road, Fulwell Road, Clarence Road, Coleshill
Road, and Fairfax Road. In order to secure
greater cleanliness, the General Purposes Committee
recommended in June that printed notices
should be served on the tenants of all shops in the
town, calling their attention to the nuisance caused
by the throwing out of saw-dust, shop-sweepings,
etc., into the road, thus blocking the course of the
channelling, and also to remind them of the
penalties to which they are liable for so doing.
ALMSHOUSES AND DWELLINGS UNFIT
FOR HUMAN HABITATION.
A special inspection of the almshouses was
made in May, and I submitted to the Council the
following report:—
There are 5 cottages, each inhabited by one
person, and each has one room and a wash-house
attached. In No. 1 the floor and brick-hearth are
dilapidated, the ceiling is black and the paper dirty.
The back-room or wash-house has damp walls and
dilapidated ceiling.
No. 2 has no ventilator for the floor.