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the-Martyr, Southwark, which was attended by Delegates from 25 Sanitary
Authorities, and after a full debate the following resolutions were declared
carried: —
1. That the present state of the Law relating to Bakehouses requires
amendment, by the addition of the following clauses to the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891 : —
(a) That uniform Metropolitan Bye-laws regulating
houses be made by the London County Council, and
be confirmed by the Local Government Board, and
that the duty of enforcing these Bye-laws shall devolve
upon the various Local Sanitary Authorities.
(b) That the portions of the Bye-laws regulating the
structure of Bakehouses do not apply to existing
Bakeries.
(c) That the London County Council be empowered to frame
Bye-laws for the construction of underground Bakehouses,
and that all Bakehouses erected after the
passing of such Bye-laws shall conform thereto.
Laundries.—In the few instances where complaints respecting Laundries
have been made the rtquwte steps have been taken.
WATER-SUPPLY AND WATER-SERVICE.
The whole area of St. Pancras is supplied with water at constant high
pressure, but nevertheless it is not considered desirable to abolish existing
cisterns, as they are useful in order to reserve a supply of water for the flushcisterns
of water closets in case the Companies' supply may be temporarily
suspended. But it is possible and desirable to remove all draw-taps from
cisterns and connect them to the main supply pipe of the house, so that
water for purposes of drinking, cooking, etc., may de drawn direct from the
main.
It has been clearly shown that two gallons is not a sufficient flush for even
the best constructed w.c.'s, and the drains and taps through which they discharge.
Unfortunately the Regulations under the Metropolis Water Act,
1871, limit the flush to two gallons. But the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, gives your Vestry power to make Bye-laws" with respect to keeping
water closets supplied with sufficient water for their effective action." It
would appear to be within the power of your Vestry to make a Bye-law that
" every new flushing cistern hereafter fitted to supply a water closet shall not
supply less than three gallons at each flush."
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The Special (House Drainage) Committee appointed by your Vestry for the
purpose of considering the question of private drainage reported in March,
1894, that the original practice of the Vestry down to 1890 was that all work
connected with the remedying of nuisances on private property in relation to
drainage was supervised by the Sanitary Inspectors, that the best course
would be to revert to the practice adopted down to 1890, and therefore