James Nimon was Dunedin’s inspector of nuisances from 1861. Chief among nuisances was keeping premises in an insanitary condition or casting filth out onto the streets. Nimon was also a policeman and could prosecute people. He was responsible for ensuring that street lamps were lit at the appropriate time and kept in good repair, and that dung, human excrement, dirt, ashes and filth were removed from streets. He was a busy man.
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