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Police Court for them to be closed. By the closing of these
houses 13 families were displaced, consisting of 80 persons,
46 adults and 34 children.
DIARRHŒA MIXTURE.
During the summer months 259 persons made application
and were given doses of diarrhœa mixture.
COLLECTION OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The dust, etc., continues to be collected twice a week,
the inhabitants being supplied with a pail or pails according
to the requirements of each case. The dust bins in the
model lodging-houses are also cleared twice a week, thus
reducing to a minimum the nuisance caused by storage of
dust, etc. The last of the public dust bins has been
abolished and pails supplied to the tenants.
MARGARINE FACTORY.
In July last application was made by Messrs. Hudson and
Co., of 251 Long Lane, asking to be placed on the Register
as a Margarine Factory in accordance with section 9 of the
Margarine Act, and the Vestry granted such certificate by
resolution dated 19th September, 1898.
VACANT SITES.
At the request of the London County Council eight vacant
sites were submitted to them as suitable for the erection of
dwellings for the working classes.