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removal of accumulations of dung, of dust, of pigs, and of smoke
nuisances; the prevention of overcrowding, and the illegal occupation
of underground dwellings; the inspection and seizure of
fish, rabbits, plucks, and meat unfit for human food; the inspection
and removal of nuisances connected with the drains, watersupply,
•water-closets, dust-bins, water-butts, trade effluvia, friedfish
shops, &c. These matters receive daily attention. The
disinfection of houses and rooms has necessarily required great
increase of labour since the prevalence of the Small-pox. Almost
invariably the nuisances have been removed upon the simple
serving of the notices; so that legal proceedings have been
required in one instance only.
The sanitary works in the Surveyor's Department must not b
forgotten.
The Meteorology of the year was as follows :—
1877.
Temperature, Average.
Difference from
average of 106 years.
Dew-point.
Humidity
(Saturation = 100.)
Height of
Barometer.
Rain in inches.
Difference from
average of 62 years.
Year
49.4
+ 0.8
42.8
79
29.72
26.9
+ 1.6
Winter Quarter
42.3
+ 3.6
37.3
82
29.66
8.3
+ 3.3
(Jan., Feb., Mar.)
Spring Quarter
51.9
—0.4
43.3
73
29.71
5.3
—0.5
(April, May, June)
Summer Quarter
58.5
— 1.2
50.4
75
29.78
6.4
—1.0
(July. Aug., Sept.)
Autumn Quarter
45.0
+ 1.5
40.1
84
29.74
6.9
—0.2
(Oct., Nov., Dec.)