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of the licenses was offered by the Vestry at the annual sessions, and
the whole of them were granted.
COW HOUSES.
Of the twenty cow houses in the parish only nineteen licensees
applied for renewals, and, as the whole of our notices had been
obeyed, no opposition was offered on behalf of the Vestry. The
Inspector of the London County Council, however, objected that at
381, Cambridge Road, and at 2, Lisbon Street there were sleeping
apartments over the cowhouses, contrary to the bye-laws. This
was not denied, but it was proved that the buildings had been so
constructed and occupied long before the issue of the bye-laws.
Ultimately the licenses were granted, but a caution was given that
at the next sessions, in 1897, the question of permitting sleeping
rooms over a cowhouse would be reconsidered, and most probably
no licenses would be granted where such conditions obtained.
The owner of 21, the Oval, Hackney Road, having ceased to
occupy his premises as a cowhouse, was refused a license.
BAKEHOUSES.
The whole of these, ninety-one in number, have been kept under
supervision, and are in a fair condition; forty-four required cleansing
etc., and four were unoccupied.
ST. MATTHIAS' SCHOOLS, HARE STREET.
On September 3rd, the drainage arrangements at these premises
were found to be in a very defective state, and on October 12th, the
drain having been exposed, was seen to be in such a condition as to
necessitate entire reconstruction. I recommended that the schools
should be closed whilst the work was in progress, and by order of
the Sanitary Committee notice to this effect was served by Mr. Voss:
on the 9th of November the schools were closed; the works were
proceeded with rapidly, and on the 17th were so far completed that
permission was given for the schools to be re-opened.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
The number of samples taken and analysed by Mr. Stokes, the
Public Analyst, was 102, exactly the same number as in the previous