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ABSTRACT FROM REGISTER OF ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
Accumulation of dung and other refuse removed from 37 premises.
Private urinals cleansed and repaired in 3 „
Water closets cleansed and repaired in 9 „
Water laid on to water closets in 24 „
Ditto ditto Houses in 25 „
Obstructions in drains removed in 7 „
Yard paving re-laid and sinks provided in 5 „
Ditto limewhited in 17 „
Stables paved and drained in 1 „
Over-crowding abated in 7 „
Walls and ceilings cleansed and repaired in 27 „
Dirty rooms cleansed in 3 „
Stairs repaired in 2 „
Smoke nuisances abated in in 17 „
Animals (improperly kept) removed from 6 „
Corpses decomposing removed from 1 „
Manure pit repaired in 1 „
Dust bins repaired in 6 ,,
Number of houses inspected and disinfected 318
Notices served requiring owners and occupiers
to disinfect articles, &o., liable to retain
infection in 318 „
354 cases of contagious diseases wore reported to the Sanitary
Department, of which 31 were cases of small-pox. 28 of the smallpox
cases were removed to Hospital, and three died at home. Much
care was taken to prevent the spread of this disease by isolating the
sick and disinfecting the houses.
Number of infected beds disinfected at the Vestry's
disinfecting oven during the above period 113
Ditto pillows ditto 358
Ditto mattrasses ditto 60
Ditto bolsters ditto 86
Ditto other articles ditto 167
Making a total of 1,284 articles disifected