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offal, filth, &c.; for the prevention of nuisances arising from
any offensive matter running out of manufactory, fishmongers'
shops, &c.; for the prevention of the keeping of animals on
any premises in such a manner as to be a nuisance, &c.; for
the paving of yards in connection with dwelling houses; for
keeping water-closets supplied with sufficient water, and for
securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks,
cisterns, and other receptacles used for storing water used by
man for drinking or domestic purposes, &c. By these latter
regulations it is required that cisterns shall be placed where
they may be conveniently cleansed ; that the owner shall provide
a proper cover and that the occupier shall empty or cause
to be emptied every cistern at least onee in every six months.
It is a fact that the cisterns of tenement houses are cleaner
and better kept than those in good class houses, which latter
are frequently found to have been neglected for years.
The Bye-Laws made by the County Council to be enforced
by the Sanitary Authority embrace a great variety of
subjects, such as the removal of offensive matter, the closing
and filling of cesspools, removal and disposal of refuse,
construction of waterclosets, soil pipes, &c, ashpits and
receptacles for manure.
The abolition of the sunken dung-pit has no doubt caused
a considerable amount of inconvenience to some owners of
horses; but the principle is a sound one, and the substitution
of the open metal cage is in every sense preferable. An
extract from the bye-laws dealing with dung pits was
ordered to be printed and circulated to all persons owning
such places.
Water Supply.—Notwithstanding the prolonged drought