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proper water closets properly drained. Jane Shore Court, Shoreditch,
a place that has been long complained of, has also been thoroughly
drained; cesspools have been abolished, and proper water closets provided.
The beneficial effects of these improvements are both immediate and
permanent; the proper drainage of houses is absolutely necessary, for
procuring one of the most essential requisites of health, pure air; and
when cesspools arc emptied and filled up, there is no longer any fear of
malaria arising from their putrescent accumulations, and at most of these
houses the yards are so small, that the privies and cesspools were of
necessity so near the doors and windows, that it was impossible to exclude
noxious effluvia. All these improvements have been made at the expense
of the owners; the Vestry providing and keeping in repair the necessary
outfall sewers.
When the question of expense for providing new sewers for unhealthy
and badly drained localities is under consideration, it should never be
forgotten that the pauperism of a place is to a large extent influenced by
its sanitary condition; badly drained and ill-ventilated houses are
fruitful sources of disease, which frequently produce pauperism it
is therefore a wise economy, to prevent these as far as possible by improving
the sanitary condition of those places that are defective, and
this duty should not be considered accomplished until there is a sewer in
every street, and a drain for every house.
During the year I received complaints of Pigs being kept in 7 places
where they were a nuisance and injurious to health, notices were given to
the owners of the premises, requiring their immediate removal, which
was done.
I made three periodical inspections of the Licensed Slaughter-houses
during the year, the last one made in March, included all that were in
the parish, 90 in number, they were all in a satisfactory condition in respoct
to drainage, paving, ventilation, and water supply; no complaints
have been made respecting any of them.
Daring the year, I received 765 applications to have Dust removed,
which were all promptly attended to by the Contractor.
The paved streets have been regularly and efficiently cleansed; but
complaints have been made that the heaps swept up by the labourers in