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admitted, when the water was turned off, ground air
commonly charged, with sewage matter, the inflowing water
becoming subsequently dangerously polluted.
DWELLINGS IMPROVEMENT has received much attention.
846 house have been cleansed, repaired, and provided with
proper sanitary appliances. That involves removing all
dirty paper and washing walls, removing all crumbling
plaister, repairing decayed broken woodwork, making staircases,
floors and windows safe and serviceable, making roofs
watertight and providing ventilation under floors. In 161
dwellings the indoor sinks were detached from continuous
connection with the drains so as to secure a current of fresh
air between the end of the sink pipes and the sink, by that
means preventing or largely diluting and rendering harmless
sewer gases entering the dwellings. 571 yards
have been paved with impervious substance such as concrete,
or stone set in cement. 611 water closets have been
repaired and cleansed, and water laid on to 570 closets.
5249 separate nuisances, dangerous to health, were
removed. To ensure the work being done in a durable
manner, many re-inspections had to be made, and the
Sanitary Authorities have insisted on the cleansing and
repairs being thoroughly done. That is requisite in this
parish where there are a large number of small dwellings
which are old and much decayed, in which superficial
cleansing and incomplete repairs do little more than conceal
the conditions dangerous to health; the nuisances recur
in a few months; moreover these small dwellings are much
in demand, consequently much crowded.
Ann's Place was a case in point. These dwellings '
were reported by the Medical Officer to be in a condition
dangerous to health; dirty dilapidated, badly ventilated,
and the structures much decayed. The owner (leaseholder)
was informed that the Vestry could no longer permit the