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company through the non-payment of the rate; they
then sent notice of no supply to the Board, and so
endeavour to make it through the Sanitary Act the means
of enforcing payment of their claims, and to compel
the tenants to repair that which they themselves have
directly destroyed. I question if the legislature ever
contemplated the Act being used for such a purpose.
Cisterns.
The large number of 245 cisterns were covered
or recovered during the year, including many situated
under the floor boards of the room where they are
placed, thus preventing any matters during sweeping
or cleansing finding their wav into them. The same
remarks apply equally to those situated immediately
under the roofs of houses. The best remedy for
these imperfect arrangements would be a constant
supply, and so do away with any contamination the
storage of water in cisterns is liable to.
Overcrowding.
Six cases of overcrowding came under
notice, in two of which proceedings were ordered to be
taken. In the first case, living and sleeping in one
room was father, mother, two sons aged 21 and 25 years,
and two daughters aged 12 and 17 respectively. In the
second case, father, mother, two children, and two men
lodgers lived and slept in the same room.
Meat Unfit
for Food.
About 200 pounds of beef was seized from
a shop in the York Road, where it had been
placed in pickle. Proceedings were taken. Every
effort was made by the defendant to overthrow the
evidence of your officers. The Magistrate was however
satisfied that the meat was quite unfit for food, and that
it was intended for sale. The defendant was fined £40