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unsanitary defects remedied; in four of tlie above number,
tlie disease recurred, and in six the bedding was
burnt and new supplied. 1,250 houses also were duly
inspected by myself, the surveyor and his assistants with
the view of detecting any sanitary defects and
remedying them.
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For further information I beg to refer the reader to
the table, which contains a detailed account of mostly
all the sanitary work done in this sub-district during
the year.
Cow and Slaughterhouses.—All the Cowhouses and
Slaughterhouses in this sub-district were duly examined
by myself, and repeatedly by the Surveyor and by the
Inspector of Nuisances. This being a very important
part of our duties, our inspections were made with due
regard to the sanitary appliances so necessary, as well as
the regulations ordered by the Metropolitan Board of
Works. They were all found in such good working
order that I did not find it necessary to oppose the
granting of licenses to the owners.
Water Supply.—The water companies one and all
spare no expense or trouble in their endeavours to
purify the Thames water. But they cannot do what is
impossible; they cannot make it fit for human beings to
drink, for it contains the products of sewage in solution,
and microscopically examined, it is often found to be
crowded with the germs of organic life, both animal and
vegetable.
The water from the chalk hills in the county of
Kent is pure, cool, and refreshing, and so abundant that
it would supply the needs of South London for all drinking
and dietetic purposes. The Thames Avater may be
used for various industrial purposes, and will save us
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