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County Council requesting them as the Metropolitan
Authority under the Water Act, 187], to make application
to the respective water companies supplying water within
the area of this parish to give a constant supply in their
respective districts.
I have more than once drawn attention to the want of
flushing water for closets in some roads, due mainly to the
faulty action of the water waste preventors or intercepting
cisterns, those of a cheap nature quickly getting out of
order. The flush of two gallons in some cases appears to be
inadequate, and the County Council has been approached
with the suggestion that they should obtain an alteration of
the Regulation by which the minimum flush should be
raised to three gallons.
Sanitary Staff.—Mr. W. H. Edmonds and Mr. Reginald
Geary, who had been appointed as temporary additional
inspectors in September, 1892, were appointed sanitary
inspectors during the year, under the provisions of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and General Order,
December 8th, 1891.
The work of the department continues to expand with
the growth of the parish, and to the constant increase iu
legislation dealing with sanitary subjects, still the numerous
duties devolving upon the Chief Inspector and the Divisional
Inspectors have at all times been discharged with activity
and success, and I have also to thank the various officers of
the Vestry for the necessary information which I have
received from them.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
EDMUND GWYNN, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.