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that the regulation, as amended, should be immediately
retrospective, but that on and after 1st January, 1901, the
altered regulation should apply to all flushing cisterns. In
December last the Council adopted the recommendations
of the Committee, with an important modification, and decided
to inform the Local Government Board that they were
" strongly of opinion—
44 (a) That regulation 21 under the Metropolis Water Act, 1871, should be
amended so as to read as follows :—
* Every water-closet cistern or water-closet service box hereafter
fitted or fixed, in which water supplied by the Company is to be
used, shall have an efficient wasie-preventing apparatus so constructed
as to be capable of discharging three gallons of water at
each flush.' *
44 (b) That the requirements as to the supply of water to water-closets should
apply equally to the supply of water to sinks used for receiving any
solid or liquid filth..
44 (c) That a regulation should be made which shall prevent cisterns being
brought into use for supplying water for domestic purposes, or for food
for beasts, so long as they directly supply any water-closet, or sink used
for receiving any solid or liquid filth.
44 (d) That in all cases where any premises have a constant water service, one
or more taps should be provided, in connection with the rising mains
for the supply of water for drinking purposes."
But, in January, 1894, the Local Government Board
pointed out to the Council that the modification of regulation
21 in the form proposed, was inadmissible, as " the scope of
the regulations is limited to the prevention of waste, misuse,
undue consumption, and contamination of water, and the recommendation
(«) as amended by the Council, could not be
considered as having any of these purposes for its object."
The Public Health Committee admitted the validity of this
criticism, and repeated their former recommendation, to the
effect " that the cisterns should be capable of discharging
* The Committee's recommendation was to the effect that the apparatus should "not be
capable of discharging more than three gallons of water at each flush."