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BAKEHOUSES.
The whole of the Bakehouses in the District have been visited,
and notices have been served where necessary, and they are now in a
good sanitary condition.
PETROLEUM LICENSES.
Seven licenses have been renewed.
WATER SUPPLY.
We have again been visited by a severe and serious Water Famine.
The long-continued summer drought following on an exceptionally
dry spring resulted in the gradual depletion of the Reservoirs of the
East London Watenvorks Company, and the almost total failure of the
supply of water to the East End of London.
Although during this time there was a vast amount of inconvenience
caused throughout the District, yet among the poorer classes the limited
supply does not appear to have given rise to such extreme distress as
was the case in other parts of East London.
A large amount of work was done by your Sanitary Staff on this
occasion. The houses in the poorer districts were visited, some 1,150
houses being inspected. It was noteworthy that amongst the houses
inspected only 160 had no provision for the storage of water, and these
were supplied with jars from the Town Hall.
The districts comprising the Oakdale, Pearcroft, and Ashville Roads
were found, on September 9th, to be without water, and the storage
cisterns were found to be empty, pointing to the fact that the supplymust
have been cut off some considerable time before that date. The
Water Company was, thereupon, communicated with, and a supply
was promptly provided.
Complaints were received from the Trumpington Road and Harrow
Green Board Schools and the National Schools, and a constant service
was provided by the Water Company after the facts had been represented
to them.