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The Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON.
INSPECTOR ALEXANDER'S REPORT.
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Public Health Department,
31st December, 1891.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to present the following report on the Sanitary work done under my
superintendence during the year ended December 31st, 1891, showing the number of
premises inspected, the nature of nuisances under notice, and the orders made for their
abatement.
Notices were served requiring the abatement of nuisances in 1536 premises.
WORKS DONE TO SECURE ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES.
Glazed pipe drains provided in lieu of dilapidated brick drains in 40 premises
Defectively constructed pipe drains repaired or re-laid in 582 „
Drains provided where there were none before in 7 „
Rats infesting, and sewer gas impregnating (cured) in 25 „
Cesspools emptied and filled up in 14 „
Accumulation of sewage removed from 26 „
Stack pipes (having their beads dangerously close to bedroom windows,
permitting sewer gas to pass into the dwellings) disconnected
from drains in 435 „
Stack pipes provided in 203 „
Eaves gutters provided in 216 „
Waste pipes of sinks within doors (untrapped and permitting sewer
gas to impregnate the dwellings) have been securely trapped, or
otherwise disconnected from drains, and have now their ends in
the open air, and immediately over the yard sinks in 465 „
Back fronts repointed in 27 „
Roofs repaired in 134 „
Stairs repaired in 71 „
Floors repaired in 80 „
Hearth stones and jambs provided in 10 „