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A set of drainage regulations under Section 83 of the Metropolis Local
Management Act, for the guidance of officers, owners and builders, is much to be
desired in the interest of public health, and is a matter to be taken into serious
consideration by your Vestry.
SEWERAGE.
Increased flushing and ventilation of the sewers at a higher level prove a
ready remedv for the complaints made of street ventilators.
REFUSE REMOVAL.
The mews and stable-yards in the Parish are regularly inspected, and during
the warm weather particular attention is directed to the removal of stable refuse,
especially where large numbers of horses are kept. During the hay season great
difficulty is experienced in obtaining sufficiently frequent removal, but every effort
is made to prevent undue accumulation, and as close conformity as possible to the
following regulations of your Vestry, which are placarded in every mews:—
St. Pancras, London.
Regulations for Mews and Stables.
Every mews is to be kept well swept, and the dung, or other offensive matter,
is to be removed at least every forty-eight hours before eight o'clock in the
morning. Dung bins to be thoroughly cleared, the bottoms properly drained and
not below the surface of the yard, or the manure to be stored in manure vans.
By Section 53 of the Sanitary Act, 1866, it is provided that where notice has
been given by the Nuisance Authority or their officer or officers for the periodical
removal of manure and other refuse matter from mews, stables, or other premises
(whether such notice shall be by public announcement in the locality or otherwise)
and subsequent to such notice the person or persons to whom the manure or other
refuse matter belongs shall not remove the same, or shall permit a further accumution,
and shall not continue such periodical removal at such intervals as the