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licensed number of cows kept. The Vestry, however, on the recommendation
of the Special Committee resolved to demand only 700 cubic feet;
and in my recommendations to the Vestry I have strictly adhered to this
resolution. The Justices, nevertheless, refused to accede to the Vestry's
request, and maintained the standard at 1,000 cubic feet.
I regret that several cowkeepers subsequently infringed their licenses in
regard to the number of animals kept, and that the Magistrates felt compelled
at the October Sessions to reduce the number of cows permitted to be
kept by most of the offending cowkeepers.
Subsequently it was ascertained that cows were kept in a shed, the license
for which had been allowed to lapse, though the inspector had told the
occupier that the licence must be renewed if cows were to be kept. The
Sanitary Committee very properly insisted upon the cows being removed,
and this was eventually done without any legal proceedings being taken.
As this was a shed in which the licensed number of cows had for long been
habitually exceeded, its abolition as a cowshed can be no matter of regret.
Every endeavour is made by your officers to carry out your amended
regulations, 700, and not 1000 cubic feet of space being always demanded
for each cow.
SANITARY WORKS.
Tables are appended, kindly furnished, the one by Mr, Worrell, Chief
Clerk in the Department of Works, the other by Mr. Leach, assisted by the
Inspectors, giving details as to the amount of sewer work, nuisances abated,
unsound food, &c., seized during the past year.
GAS.
The average illuminating power of the Gas supplied to the parish by the
Imperial Company was 14.54 standard sperm candles as tested at the office,
10, Edward Street, in the manner prescribed by the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860.
The maximum illuminating power observed was 16.0, and the minimum,
18.8 candles.
Of impurities, ammonia was present on every occasion of examination
except two, though it was never present in excessive amounts and sulphuretted
hydrogen was invariably absent. Sulphur in various forms varied
from 11.45 to 29.20 grains per 100 cubic feet, the average being 20.41
grains.
The Gas supplied by the Imperial Company to this parish is of a fair
average quality. I have investigated some complaints of alleged insufficiency
of pressure, but have not found them established on investigation.
(Signed), THOS. STEVENSON.
May 1st, 1872.