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THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
of
THE BOARD OP WORKS
for the
WANDSWORTH DISTRICT,
Being for the Year ended 25 th March, 1893.
Public Health
(London) Act.
1891.
In the Annual Report for last year the
proceedings taken by the Board for the
amendment of this Act during its progress through
Parliament were described, and it was stated that the
Board had submitted to the Local Government Board for
their sanction draft bye-laws proposed to be made under
the provisions of the Act upon the following matters,
viz.:—
1.—For securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks,
cisterns, and other receptacles used for storing of water used or
likely to be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for
manufacturing drink for the use of man.
2.—With respect to the keeping of water closets supplied with sufficient
water for their effective action.
3.—For the prevention of nuisances arising from any snow, ice, salt, dust,
ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion, fish, or filth, or other matter or thing
in any street.
4.—For preventing nuisances arising from any offensive matter running
out of any manufactory, brewery, slaughter-house, knackers'
yard, butchers' or fishmongers' shop, or dunghill, into any
uncovered place, whether or not surrounded by a wall or fence.