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chase houses thus reported on, even when repairs only are
perhaps wanted to make them habitable, is not likely to be
of much service in improving the condition of dwellings.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
There are fifty licensed slaughterhouses in St. Pancras,
No fresh applications for licenses were made in 1879. The
slaughterhouses wore found on inspection to be, as a rule, in
a satisfactory condition; and but two cases of infringement
of the bye-laws were brought to the knowledge of ihe Saritary
Committee.
COWHOUSES.
There are 51 Licensed Cowhouses in the Parish, and their
condition was found to be satisfactory.
It will be recollected that the Contagious Diseases
(Animals) Act, 1878, gives power to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board to draw up regulations having reference to
the precautions to be taken to prevent the contamination of
milk, and for prescribing and regulating the lighting, ventilation,
cleansing, drainage, and water supply of dairies and
cowsheds.
Many of these regulations are exceedingly beneficial; on
the other hand, the Metropolitan Board have recognised 600
cubic feet as sufficient air space for each cow in a wellventilated
cow shed, while they insist upon 800 in those
which are not well-ventilated.
But the Vestry have wisely adhered to the standard
of 800 cubic feet for each cow, and have preferred to guard
against defective ventilation in other ways.
SANITARY WORK.
A Table is appended giving details of work carried out by
the Sanitary Department during the year.— Vide Table VI.
DUST.
The necessity for an alteration in the present method of
dealing with dust has been made obvious by the breakdown
in the arrangements for procuring its removal. As this subject
is now receiving the careful attention of the Vestry, and
has been made the subject of a special report by your
Medical Officer, it is not necessary to do more than refer to
it in this report.