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To be considered by the Vestry on Thursday, the 25th June, 1857,
at Three o'clock.
SAINT PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX.
THE SANITARY COMMITTEE
REPORT—That the Medical Officer of Health has presented
to your Committee the following Report on the
Cow-houses in the Parish, which Report they submit
to the Yestry for consideration.
TO THE SANITARY COMMITTEE.
Gentlemen,
I am anxious to-day to bring under your notice at some length
the condition of the Cows and Cow sheds in this district. On a previous
occasion I presented to you certain forms which I had drawn up
for the purpose of recording the state of these places after inspection.
These forms have now been filled up with some care, and are presented
to you to-day. They contain an account of the dimensions of
each shed, of its paving, drainage, ventilation, cleanliness, general
state, provision for water supply, receptacles for manure and various
kinds of food; also the state of the yards attached to the sheds, the
nearness to houses, general management of the establishment,
apparent health of the cows, and various other particulars. Each
place has been visited once at least by myself and several times by
the Inspector.
The number of cows kept in the parish is between fourteen and
fifteen hundred. There are 92 establishments, in which there are
about 141 distinct sheds. They are distributed through the district
as follows:—
In Ward I. there are 14
,, II. „ 4
,, III. „ 8
,, IV. „ 4
In Ward V. there are 19
,, VI. „ 14
,, VII. „ 16
,, VIII. „ 13
In situation they vary extremely; some are well placed on
sloping ground with good drainage at a moderate distance from houses.
Of the whole number, however, there are only 22 which are not