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Inspector Green's Report, No. 3 District:
239 dirty rooms and houses cleansed.
3 damp rooms remedied.
39 cases of overcrowding abated.
8 illegal occupatton of kitchen abated.
2 broken doors repaired.
24 broken floors repaired.
37 sash cords renewed.
36 defective water closets remedied.
55 defective water apparatus to closets
repaired.
10 defective pans to closets remedied.
72 water closets refitted.
43 choked water closets unstopped.
25 water closets limewhited.
4 ventilation to water closets improved.
25 additional water closets provided or
numbers reduced.
11 new soil pipes provided.
2 soil pipes ventilated.
32 pavings of yards repaired.
99 yards limewhited.
7 sink wastes disconnected from drain.
1 sink waste trapped.
25 dirty cisterns cleansed.
10 cisterns covered or covers repaired.
15 dustbins provided.
18 dustbins repaired.
19 gully traps provided.
48 drains repaired or reconstructed.
15 choked drains unstopped.
1 drain ventilated.
11 rainwater pipes disconnected from
drain.
11 rainwater pipes repaired.
5 gutters repaired.
34 roofs repaired.
2 ceilings repaired.
5 water supplies reinstated.
19 areas limewhited.
53 areas drained or covered.
6 washhouse pavings repaired.
18 washhouses limewhited.
2 washhouses drained.
9 spaces under floors ventilated.
41 basements limewhited.
27 workshops limewhited.
29 accumulations of refuse removed.
28 miscellaneous nuisances abated.
3 smoke nuisances dealt with.
91 cases of scarlet fever.
67 diphtheria.
46 typhoid fever.
19 erysipelas.
2 membranous croup.
4 puerperal fever.
512 preliminary notices served.
210 statutory notices served.
342 house to house inspections.
325 first visits of inspection were made
including infectious cases.
2,259 re-visits to houses.
44 summonses were taken out,
4 withdrawn :— £ s. d.
4 under Metropolis Local
Management Act, fines
and costs 5 16 0
31 under Public Health
(London) 1891 Act, fines
and costs 46 17 0
9 under Food and Drugs Act,
fines and costs 12 11 6
£65 4 6
In his Special Report on the sanitary condition of Clerkenwell
in 1897, Dr. Young pointed out the desirability of increasing the
staff of the Public Health Department. The Vestry at that time
re-organised the work of the Department and appointed a clerk
(Mr. H. O. Harris). In October, 1899, owing to his resignation
Mr. A. J. Johnston was appointed to the post.
During the year the Public Health Committee considered the
advisability of appointing a fourth inspector; but in view of the
alterations likely to occur in the district when the new Borough
was formed, this was not done.