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During the last quarter the following houses have been
inspected, and although they are situated in the more respectable
portion of the Parishes, the same defective drainage is
found to exist; 71 open privies and 67 cesspools being detected
in 251 houses, giving very nearly the average I have already
alluded to in my former Reports.
Summary of Houses inspected by the Medical Officer of
Health, assisted by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Streets—Regent Street, Grey-Coat Street, Tothill Street,
Cowley Street, Barton Street and College Street.
Open privies 71
Cesspools67
Defective drainage55
Requiring water to closets 25
Dust-bins to be erected 28
Pavements requiring repair 10
Cleansing and limewhiting 5
N umber of houses inspected 261
Notices have been issued in all these cases.
In 36 instances the works are completed.
In 25 the work is delayed, the owner being abroad.
In 41, the works are in hand.
In addition to the above, 63 houses have been inspected by
Mr. Crow, 37 by Mr. Wood, and 12 by Mr. Smith.
An examination of the above, shows that in 25 instances the
closets are without any water supply; and to this may be
added 7 others, where all the requirements have been complied
with, excepting the water supply. I therefore think it my
duty to urge upon the Board the necessity of enforcing this
necessary improvement, which the 81st section of the
" Metropolis Local Management Act," empowers them to do,
as without it, the pipe drains are constantly obstructed, and
become a greater nuisance than existed before any alteration
was made.
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