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tion to be placed in future on the by-laws, so that some uniformity
of action may be carried out in all cases where it is found
necessary to serve notices for the paving of yards.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
15th September, 1908. G. Quin Lennane."
Hygienic Street Paving.
The attention which has been devoted to this important
matter by the Council during the past five years has resulted in
a large number of the side streets of the Borough baving been
paved with impervious material, and the success which has
attended the Council's efforts in this direction, as shown by the
great decline in the mortality rates, both general and infantile,
in the Borough during that period, should encourage the Council
to continue this useful work. I have in past annual reports
drawn attention to the decrease in summer diarrhoea in that part
of the Borough in which most of this paving work was first
carried out, and in which in past years a high rate of infant
mortality prevailed.
In 1904 the work was first started, and in that year 14 streets
were paved with impervious material. In 1905, 21 more streets
were dealt with in this way. The Council then suspended the
work for twelve months to test the utility of the new paving.
After a period of 18 months the Council decided to continue
this useful work, and during 1907 13 additional streets were
paved with this material, and during 1908 14 additional streets
were similarly dealt with.