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and foul smelling in 20. 503 stables were properly paved and drained,
while 18 were not drained. The ventilation was good in 520 stables and
only bad in one. In 362 stables watercloset accommodation is provided
for the workmen, whilst 159 stables, where no men are employed, had
no such accommodation. 1094 men are employed in connection with the
stables. The stable accommodation necessary for the comfort of a horse
in well-appointed stables is 100 square feet of floor space. Many of the
stables in the Borough, among which are those belonging to the Borough
Council, Messrs. Tarn & Co., and other firms employing a large number
of horses, are found to have this 100 square feet. The greatest transgressors
in regard to restricted accommodation are, speaking generally,
the omnibus and cab proprietors, the stables of whom have rarely more
than between 50 and 60 square feet of floor space for each horse. The
number of stables affording less than 50 square feet per horse is 22,
30 stables have between 50 and 60 feet, 71 stables between 60 and 70
feet, 62 between 70 and 80 feet, 46 between 80 and 90 feet, 58 between
90 and 100 feet, whilst 232 stables have accommodation of over 100
square feet per horse.
With this splendid accommodation for the large portion of horses in
the Borough, both in the way of floor space, the good structural condition
of the stables, the ventilation, the watercloset accommodation for
the work people, and the attention paid to the removal of manure, I
hardly think it is necessary to proceed with any recommendation for the
registration of the stables in the Borough.