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can increase of sanitary inspection be had without increase to
the stall' of Inspectors, unless by employing the services of the
Inspectors of the other sanitary districts.
(e) That the Sanitary Committee should "see that particular
attention is given to those cases where the bedding and other
contents of the room are in such a state as to cause the
premises to be a nuisance, or injurious or dangerous to health,
in order that the provisions of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, may be applied to secure the cleansing or destruction
of the said articles so that the nuisance may be abated."
Practically little or nothing has been done to give effect to this
recommendation; the Sanitary Committee not seeing their way
to cleanse bedding, etc., or to replace it, when destroyed, at the
public cost.
(f) That street gullies should be efficiently trapped. This is now
being done in connection with the asphalting of certain streets.
A further recommendation, made by myself, to abolish the
surface sewer ventilating openings, and to substitute ventilating
shafts carried up against houses, was approved by the
Sanitary Committee and your Vestry, and has been carried
out.
(g) "That representations be made to the Local Government
Board for an amendment of the law, so as to extend the
machinery of the Common Lodging Houses Acts to those
houses the rooms of which are let out at practically nightly
rents." This has not yet been done.
(h) "That a communication be addressed to the School Board for
London, pointing out the absolute necessity for action on the
part of the Board to enforce the attendance of the children at
the schools in the locality." Such a communication was made to,
and not very graciously received by, the Board, who appeared to
regard the suggestion as a somewhat unnecessary interference,
and adopted the tu quoque line in their reply.
(i) That "particular attention" should be given "to the periodic
and frequent removal of refuse from the houses;" and the
refuse is now removed twice in each week where practicable.
(j)That the County Council be requested to alter the names of
some of the streets in the district; a request which has been
complied with, new names having been substituted for Williamstreet
and St. Clement's-road.