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As regards the sanitary work of the City during
the year, there have been 18,305 inspections of
houses, 1,536 of which required sanitary improvement;
so that 1,191 orders have been issued for
cleansing and lime-whiting; 19 for erecting and
repairing dust-bins; 75 for paving cellars and yards;
120 for amending the water supply; 22 for removing
cesspools; 346 for repairing sinks and drains; 48
for removing waste-water; 467 for cleansing and
repairing privies; 24 for abating smoke nuisance;
and 76 for various other kinds of sanitary work—
making a total of 2,388 orders for the sanitary
improvement of the dwellings of the poor; besides
which, 2,937 notices were served by the inspectors
on the owners of the lodging-houses of the City,
requiring them to cleanse and lime-white the walls
and ceilings in accordance with the regulations of the
Sanitary Act of 1866; and there were 1,997
inspections of ships in the City division of the port
of London, 29 of which required and received sanitary
improvement. 260 inspections have also been
made of the bakehouses of the City, and 30 notices
served for cleansing and lime-whiting. The particulars
of these inspections are shown in the Eighth
Table of the Appendix, and the following shows the
work of each inspector :—