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expressed himself satisfied with them : they consist in flushing the
gulleys, school lavatories, and houses, where necessary, with liquid
disinfectants, perambulating water vans, standpipes at all points
where necessary: as far as possible, water for the roads to be drawn
from other sources. The water is now laid on to the Schools from 9
to s, model dwellings are supplied daily from standpipes and water
vans. A large number of jars have been given away. In connection
with these it is well the public should be warned to keep them clean :
a handful of coarse gravel will answer admirably if well washed round
two or three times a week."
"But all these arrangements will be useless unless the Company
supplies us better than it has been doing during the last few days.
On Saturday last, after about eleven in the morning, there was literally
no water to be had in Addington Road and its neighbourhood: complaints
were numerous and bitter: even the water carts had to go to
Old Ford for water for that part of Bow, none being obtainable either
at the Company's standpipes in Landseer Road or Harley Street."
November 24th.
"During the period of the short water supply I have not signed any
Water Certificates, and have many houses waiting those certificates.
Now that the time has been extended, I consider the houses fit for
the certificate; each has a separate cistern, and a supply direct from
the main. Is it your pleasure to grant these certificates ? The houses
are in Kelday Road, Rothbury Road, Wansbeck Road and Hepscott
Road." And the Committee directed that water certificates be given.
On May 26th I submitted the following report to the Sanitary
Committee:—
" A death was registered after an inquest and post mortem,
'phosphorus necrosis.' The person was employed in a
PHOSPHORUS large match works in Bow. Questions have been asked
NECROSIS.
and answered in the House of Commons concerning this
case, and in replying, the Home Secretary said: 'The factory