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compulsory in the future in the case of all new, as
well as re-constructed drains.
Legal proceedings have been necessary on six
occasions. The most important of these was the case
against the Gipsies who encamp on a piece of land at
Beddington Corner. Repeated complaints have been
made concerning these Gipsies, for the encampment is
very close to -a large group of houses, and I reported in
August, that in my opinion, they constituted a very
dangerous nuisance. Proceedings were consequently
taken against four Gipsies in the first instance, who were
convicted, and a magistrate's order given to the effect
that they were to go away and not to return. As the
year closed proceedings were ordered to be taken against
several more Gipsies.
10. REGULATED TRADES AND OFFENSIVE
TRADES.
(a) Slaughterhouses.
There are 18 slaughterhouses which are licensed, or
are under the provisions of the bye-laws of the Authority.
These have been regularly visited by the Inspectors at
least once a month, and on six occasions, defects have
been reported and remedied. The bye-laws of the
Authority deal only with slaughterhouses in the parishes of
Mitcham, Merton, Morden, Beddington, and Wallington.
There are three slaughterhouses in the other parishes,
which have been inspected frequently.
In my report to the Bye-laws Committee I recommended
that steps should be taken to obtain the necessary
urban powers, so that the bye-laws might be made to
apply to every parish.