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In thousands of cases, nuisances have been removed as the result
of the activity of the sanitary inspectors, Paget, 17,705.
The vestry almost daily are reducing overcrowding, whitewashing,
improving dwellings and drains in, Paget, 17,707-17,714.
Volumes could be furnished giving instances of the health improvement
works done by the vestry in, Paget, 17,712, 17,713.
Was in a terrible state till the vestry came into operation, Paget,
17,715.
That there will be and are defects in, cannot be denied, Paget,
17,715.
Has greatly improved since the passing of the Metropolis Local
Management Act, Paget, 17,716.
Has gone down hill in its social status, but not in its sanitary
state, Paget, 17,716.
The members of the vestry are as good, if not better than the
generality, Paget, 17,720.
The vestrymen are men who have the most interest in, and are
most eligible for parochial business, Paget, 17,719.
The best men that present themselves are elected on the vestry,
Paget, 17,720, 17,771.
Vestrymen on whose property nuisances existed, would be
pounced upon more sharply than a private owner, Paget,
17,722, 17,723.
Vestrymen are more severely dwelt within regard to assessment
than private persons, Paget, 17,723.
The vestry would soon deal with Mr. Ball and Mr. Ross, if any
conspicuous nuisance existed on their property, Paget, 17,724.
Does not believe that either Mr. Ball or Mr. Ross own any
property which can be called conspicuous nuisances, Paget,
17,725.
Everyone knows the vestry is the sanitary authority, and if
nuisances are not reported, it is not the fault of the vestry,
Paget, 17,730.
The vestry, as far as possible, find out for themselves when
nuisances exist, Paget, 17,730.
The vestry are always glad to be informed of the existence of any
nuisance, Paget, 17,730.
Any overcrowding reported to the vestry would be immediately
abated, Paget, 17,731, 17,739.
The allegation that overcrowding exists to an enormous extent
in, can scarcely be accepted, Paget, 17,731-17,733.
If terrible overcrowding does exist in tenement houses, it has
been very carefully kept from the vestry, Paget, 17,733.
If Mrs. Bates had reported the overcrowding in Allen Street to
the vestry she would have done a very wise thing, Paget,
17,734, 17,735.