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Cow-houses.— These were inspected at the same time as the
Slaughter-houses. They were 18; 10 in the Upper and 8 in the
Lower Wards; and kept by 17 cow-keepers. The number of cows
was 167; 80 in the Upper Wards and 87 in the Lower. They were
in very good order, and the animals were very fine and healthy.
Bake-houses.—These were inspected twice in the year, in
May and December. They were 31 in the upper wards, and 26 in the
lower; they were generally in very good condition, no nuisance of
any kind being found in them, and the terms of the Act were seen
to be duly observed.
Mortuary. —The utility of the excellent Mortuary is still
appreciated. 274 bodies were brought into it during the year. Of
these, 95 were for inquest purposes, upon which 44 post morterns
were made; 108 were Holborn Union cases; and 71 were brought
from the dwellings of parishioners, including 8 cases of Diphtheria,
and 5 of Scarlet Fever.
In the disinfection of the houses, the streets, the gullies, &c., of
the parish, 1,040 gallons of carbolic acid, and 57 cwt. of carbolic
powder were used during the year, at a cost of £93 10s. 10d.
Except when the weather was frosty, or very wet, the courts,
alleys and crowded streets were nearly weekly flushed with carbolic
water; the same was also used in watering the roads.
Inspectors' Work.—Our active and energetic Inspectors
continue to remove a large number of nuisances, as shown below:—
Nuisances to which notices have been served, and work done to
abate the same for year ending March 25th, 1889:—
Wards 1, 2, 3 (Mr. Bartlett's District).
121 water closets provided with water supply.
51 water closets provided with new pans or old pans cleansed.
198 choked and defective drains remedied, including 35 drains reconstructed
; 1490 feet of pipe laid under personal supervision.
136 dirty houses cleansed.