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Three public dust bins of improved construction have been provided,
which relieves 29 of the above premises from nuisances
arising from accumulations of refuse in small back yards.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Overcrowding abated in 16 premises
Dead bodies removed from 9 „
Animals, kept so as to be a nuisance, removed from 5 „
Accumulation of dung and rubbish removed from 15 „
Smoke Nuisances abated in 5 „
Making a total of 4,514 separate nuisances, dangerous to
health, abated in 1,148 dwellings.
In addition to the ordinary notices served for the abatement
of nuisances 744 letters have been written.
To show the character of the work done during the year a few
oases are given in detail, as follows:—
THE PRIORY, GT. CAMBRIDGE STREET.—
These premises consist of 6 old houses Nos. 18 to 30.
They were inspected by request of the Lady Superior, and
ascertained to be in a very dangerous condition. Pipe drains
passing under the houses had been constructed in the most
irregular and careless manner, resulting in the basements of all
the houses being largely infested with rats, and impregnated
with sewer gas. The water closets abutting on the back walls
of basements were connected with the house drains by branch
drains, composed of defective brick work, defective pipes, and
pipes, which though not defective, were very badly fitted into each
other; these defects caused the ground under the water closets,
and the back walls of basements, to be largely soddened with
foecal matters. Sewer gas was also carried up to bedrooms by
rain pipes, the lower ends of which were in the drains, and the
heads close to the upper windows. Water stored in cisterns
placed on the top of the water closets, was used both for drinking
and flushing closets. The back yards were unpaved and added