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material causes the nuisance, the better plan would be to insist upon
its being at once placed on removal from the stable into the vehicle in
which it is to be taken away from the premises.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—The number of houses registered under
the Public Health (London) Act remains at 840. These houses were
regularly inspected, and orders made for cleansing where necessary.
Overcrowding was met with in 15 instances. Our bye-laws require
a provision of 300 cubic feet of free air space for each person
of an age exceeding 10 years, and of 150 feet of free air
space for each person of an age not exceeding 10 years, to occupy
as a sleeping compartment a room which is used exclusively for that
purpose, but where such apartment is used also as a living room, the
requirements are 400 feet for each person over 10 years of age, and
200 feet for each person not exceeding 10 years of age.
The number of applications to examine the drainage of private
houses was 151, and the total number of complaints received during
the year was 199, a decrease of 15 on the preceding year. The total
number of orders made for sanitary amendments was 1274, but it was
only necessary to take legal proceedings in 25 instances.
Cowsheds find Slaughterhouses.—There are now no remaining
licensed cowsheds in the parish, and the number of slaughterhouses has
fallen to 7. No objection was raised to the renewal of the licences of
these latter.
Bakehouses.—The number of bakehouses remains the same as that
for last year, 39. The sanitary condition of these premises was found to
be satisfactory, but cleansing and whitewashing orders were occasionally
required.
Disinfection.—The total number of houses disinfected after infectious
diseases was 358.
The total number of articles disinfected reached 8,286, a decrease
on the number for the previous year.
Workshops.—Under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1895, 262
premises were inspected. The majority of these were Dressmakers,