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Inspection.—
During the year I made 52 visits of inspection to different parts
of the Bromley Rural District, which had reference to insanitary
dwellings, infectious disease and and other matters requiring
attention.
The Parishes in the District are apportioned as follows between
the two Sanitary Inspectors:—
Mr. Dunlop. Mr. Powell.
Chelsfield. Chislehurst.
Cudham. Foot's Cray.
Farnborough. Mottingham.
Keston. North Cray.
Knockholt. Orpington.
Hayes. St. Mary Cray.
Down. St. Paul's Cray.
West Wickham.
The great increase in the requirements of the parishes on the
main sewerage system, and the large amount of re-draining,
alterations in defective and insanitary property and other matters
render it absolutely necessary that the inspecting staff shall be
increased ; this matter is referred to in my recommendations at the
end of this report.
The Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops have been regularly
inspected during the year, but there is yet very much to be done in
this direction, and cowkeepers, with very few exceptions, have as
yet not realised the importance of the provision of proper drainage,
ventilation or lighting of the cowsheds, and without workable
regulations it is impossible to make adequate improvements, except
perhaps with regard to the drainage and water supply. The cubic
space, means of ventilation and lighting, are, as a rule, very
inefficient.
Drainage.—
In September a number of complaints were received from
inhabitants of Mottingham, on account of the alleged bad smells
arising from sewers, drains, or storm water courses. 1 made a
detailed inspection of all the manholes, etc., and laid the details
before your Council in a Report.
On three occasions 1 inspected the effluent from the Oak
Brewery, Green-Street-Green, which discharges into a gravel pit