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Mr. Hudson and his Surveyor stated that they had made
certain tests with a view to ascertaining if any trace of
Sulphuretted Hydrogen or Carbonic Acid gases were present,
but could find none.
It could not be expected that any of these gases would be
present in the pipe, having regard to the fact that it is trapped
at the foot, and that clean water only passed down the pipe for
some time previous.
The Magistrate in dismissing the case was probably
influenced by the fact that the w.c. was not in actual use, this,
however, was owing to its defective condition, and further, at
any time this unsanitary arrangement may prove a source of
injury to health.
February 5th.
There was presented at this date a return of the Annual
inspection of all the public-house urinals in the parish, and
in some 50 cases notices were served to supply proper
water supply, to remedy defective apparatus, and paving &c.,
and to cleanse and limewhite urinals.
In several cases the Committee deemed it inadvisable to
require the proprietors to provide urinals to their houses, on
account of the latter being in positions where they would become
a nuisance, or in respect of which the Justices had previously
informed the representatives of the Vestry, that having visited
the premises in question they were of opinion that urinal
accommodation was not essential. In the case of the Northcote
Hotel a new urinal has been constructed in an altered position,
but in the vicinity of this house there is a great need of Public
Urinal Accommodation, the yard of the Northcote Hotel being
constantly rendered very offensive owing to so many of the
general public making use of the place which is provided
only for persons using the public-house.