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economized and advantageously brought to bear upon the
carrying out of this much-neglected but most important
sanitary requirement. There are but few adult men, being
inmates of Workhouse?, or amongst the out-door poor, even
though disabled from undertaking labour of a move arduous
kind, who are unable to handle a broom, or do such other
light work as is required of the scavenger; and the employment
of such persons, under proper supervision, would,
it is thought, be far more profitable and satisfactory than
any labour-test that could be devised.
3. As to the Establishment of a Sanitary Police.—It is
hoped that this subject will receive the consideration due to
it at this particular juncture; for it is evident that all the
impromptu suggestions of Committees of Health, all house
to house visitations, and such like necessarily fitful efforts to
ensure respect for the law under the pressure of a severe
epidemic, such as cholera, will fail of their purpose without
the aid of a specially qualified Police, armed with sufficient
power to act with promptness and decision in enforcing tho
fulfilment of the several sanitary enactments.
4. As to the Naming of Streets and Numbering of Houses.
—Nothing can be more obviously desirable than a measure
of this kind for sanitary purposes, as well as for social convenience
; and it is hoped that every householder, and every
proprietor or owner of houses, will co-operate with the
authorities in carrying it out.
5. As to Over crowding in the Poorer Localities of the
District.—The adoption of the suggestion for the establishment
of a Sanitary Police would greatly assist to bring
about a reform in this matter. It is feared, however, that
without a better class of houses for labouring men, and a
sufficient number of them to meet the exigencies of a
constantly increasing population, no measure of relief of a
permanent character is likely to be secured. This subject
is worthy the best consideration of owners of small property
and others interested in the welfare of the poor; for it
is admittedly one of the greatest of our sanitary evils, and
as such, has claims upon the attention of the authorities
and the public equal, if not superior, to any other social
question of the day.