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POSITIONS OF DOMESTIC WATER CISTERNS.
It is often found in inspecting houses that very little attention
has been paid to the suitable position of domestic water cisterns.
Frequently these cisterns have been found placed beneath
the flooring of first floor rooms (usually bedrooms), without
covers other than the flooring itself, and in some cases quite
inaccessible for cleansing purposes. Water in such cisterns must
necessarily become seriously polluted.
Also, in many of the new houses the cisterns are placed
immediately over the coppers, which are often used for the
purpose of boiling dirty clothes, &c. I am of opinion that
emanations from the same would be likely to contaminate the
water.
I recommend in all new buildings that this matter should
receive attention.
The Public Health Department, during their inspections, are
requesting that in the older houses the cisterns should be more
suitably located.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.
The number of Workshops is 97. These premises, as well as
the dwellings of 222 Outworkers, have, as usual, been subjected to
periodical systematic inspection, and everything done that it was
possible to do in the matter of preventing overcrowding, and
abating sanitary nuisances generally.
It was necessary to serve 62 notices to remedy defects found.
PETROLEUM LICENSES.
Eleven licenses have been renewed, and two transferred.