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Q — No. 3.— What other Sanitary
Improvements have
you carried out since 1856,
and at what cost ?
A.— 1219 Houses drained
1957 Cesspools abolished [exclusive
of many others abolished
privately]
90 new Gullies
137 Gullies trapped
3249 Gullies cleansed
536 Sewers cleansed
235 Gullies repaired
95 9" Drains laid
372 6" do.
6 12" do.
1 15" do.
47 Sewers repaired
8 Air Shafts
3 Side Entrances
6 House-drains trapped
2 Drinking Fountains
11 Urinals
1 Water Post
Cost £15604 14 0
A Mortuary, to which the bodies of the dead may be removed
from among the crowded poor, and where post-mortems may be conducted,
which was found to be much needed, has been provided. Cost
of the building, £180.
Q.— No. 4— What quantity of
Paving have you executed
since the same date (1856)
and what has been the cost ?
Q,— No. 5,— What amount
have you expended in other
works of improvement
since the same date?
A.— 56807 yards Carriageway
173858 feet Footway
Cost £40944 19 10
A.— 118421 yards of Carriageway
repaired
695208 feet of footway repaired
At a Cost of £21807 17 4
(Exclusive of Cost of Water and Watering the Roads, Dusting,
Cleansing, &c.)