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INSPECTOR FLETCHER'S REPORT.
ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH,
Sanitary Department.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to Report that during the year ending March 25th,
1883, the conditions named below have caused nuisances dangerous
to health, and were inspected and remedied under my supervision:—
Accumulation of dung, removed from 9 premises
„ refuse from 4 „
Dung pits provided in 3 „
Private urinals cleansed and repaired in 2 „
Water closet cleansed and repaired in 1 „
Water laid on and reinstated in 13 „
Yard paving relaid and sink provided in 1 „
Courts paved and drained in 3 „
Overcrowding abated in 5 „
Dirty rooms cleansed in 1 „
Smoke nuisances abated in 3 „
Pigs removed from 4 „
Corpses decomposing, removed from 6 „
Minor nuisances (not referred to Inspector
Alexander) little alteration needed in 2 „
NUISANCES DANGEROUS TO HEALTH CONSEQUENT
ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—The following details
show the Sanitary measures adopted where cases of contagious
diseases occurred: —
Number of houses inspected and disinfected. 347
Notices served requiring owners and occupiers to
disinfect articles, &c., liable to retain
infection in 347 premises