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shall be deemed to be a house without a proper and sufficient supply of
water, unless there shall be provided on the storey or one of the storeys
in which the rooms or lodgings in the separate occupation of each family
occupying such house are situate a sufficient provision for the supply of
water for domestic purposes."
It is provided, however, that this section shall not apply to "any tenement
house in respect of which it can be shown that any such provision for the supply
of water as aforesaid is not reasonably necessary."
The Committee will gather from the wording of the section that its meaning
is not very clear. I ask for your instructions as to the course to be followed
with regard to future action in this connection.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
G. QUIN LENNANE.
Upon consideration of the above the Committee resolved:
"That proceedings be taken in similar cases and that in the event
of a case being dismissed, the Solicitor be authorised to ask the
magistrate to state a case for the decision of a Superior Court,
if he should consider it advisable."
No. applications for new water supply 98
No. of notices re withdrawal (from W. B.) 37
No. of instances where supply has been reinstated
under notice 4
No. of additional supplies to tenement houses 55
No. legal proceedings re same 8
Disinfecting Department.
During the year 1909, 4,192 rooms and 58,474 infected
articles were disinfected, as compared with 4,583 rooms and
85,117 infected articles in 1908.
A total number of 1,189 cases of notifiable infectious diseases
were reported during the year, but in addition to these a large
amount of disinfection was carried out in connection with measles,
tuberculosis, cancer, verminous houses, etc.
Eighty-four schools were dealt with in connection with outbreaks
of infectious disease.
The following table gives particulars of the work carried out
at the Disinfecting Station since it was opened in 1902:—