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Slaughter-houses.— These were inspected by the Sanitary
Committee & myself, on November 8th. They were 15; 6 in the
three upper wards, and 9 in two lower; and were kept by the
same number of butchers. They were very clean, and in excellent
order; there was really no default. No complaint from
parishioners was made of them during the course of the year.
Cow-houses,—These were inspected at the same time as the
Slaughter-houses. They were 19; 11 in the upper wards, and
8 in the lower. There were 17 cow-keepers. They were also in
excellent order. The cows were 206, 31 less than in the
preceding year; 92 in the upper wards, and 114 in the lower.
The animals were very fine and healthy.
Bake-houses.— These were inspected on May 10th and May
17th. They were 30 in each ward. They were mostly in good
order ; a few required lime-whiting.
Mortuary.— The excellent mortuary continues its usefulness.
279 bodies were received in the year. Of these, 114 were for
inquest purposes, upon which 50 post mortems were made; 99
were Holborn Union cases, and 65 were brought from the
dwellings of parishioners, including 9 cases of fever. Had
not the Mortuary existed, these bodies would have been kept in
dwelling rooms.
Inspectors' Reports.— The work done by our two
attentive and energetic Inspectors during the year will be found
below:—
Nuisances in respect to which notices have been served, and
work done to abate, in 1886, in wards 1, 2 and 3.
298 water-closets provided with water supply.
128 water-closets provided with new pans or old pans cleaned.
227 defective drains remedied.
123 dirty houses cleaned.