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traction now being made, and the cost of the Council's stable establishments
as compared with the cost of hiring horses, the Highways
Committee have decided not to recommend the purchase of any more
horses at present.
Motor Vans.
133. The Council decided on the recommendation of the Public
Health Committee to purchase a motor van for the
removal of infected articles for disinfection. The van
was purchased from Mr. E. J. Coles for the sum of £360, including
accessories, and is working satisfactorily.
Inspection of Government Property.
134. The Council has had under consideration the subject of the
inspection of Crown property. At present the Council's
inspectors have 110 authority to inspect Government
buildings, and in support of the action taken by the Lambeth Borough
Council, the County Council was asked to take action with the view of
such property being inspected and dealt with under the Public Health
Acts. The attention of the Local Government Board and that of the
Metropolitan Borough Councils' Association was also called to the
matter.
Disinfecting Station.
135. In July, 1902, the Council decided that in view of the
necessity for additional provision being made for the
disinfection of clothes, bedding, &c., and the need for
use by the Surveyors' Department of the whole area of the wharf at
Wandsworth, where the disinfecting station is placed, to provide a
new establishment with additional apparatus for the whole of the
Borough, at the dust destructor depot, Tooting. Plans for the building
were prepared by the Surveyor for the eastern district, which were
approved by the Council. Application was made to the Local Government
Board for their consent to the borrowing by the Council of the
sum required for the erection of the buildings. An inquiry was held
by an inspector of the Local Government Board into the application,
and the loan has now been sanctioned. A contract has been entered
into with Messrs. R. Dean & Co. for carrying out the work, which is
now in hand. A plan of the station was published in the annual
report of the Medical Officer of Health for last year, page 120.
Daily removal of House Refuse.
136. The Public Health Committee considered the subject of the
removal of house refuse, and with a view to reducing
the number of complaints received and at the same time
to improve the system of collection, the Medical Officer