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presented a report to your Committee. A Sub-Committee
was then formed, and visited all the premises,
and requirements were formulated. Each bakehouse
being treated on its merits, no hard and fast rules were
laid down. Re-inspections were frequently necessary,
and on the completion of the work, after another visit from
the Sub-Committee, certificates were issued to 7 out
of 8 bakehouses, the remaining one falling out of use.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
These remain as in the previous year, and have been
regularly inspected and attended to. The regulations
affecting the cubic capacity of the cowsheds are altering
during the coming year, and will require special attention.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.
No action has been taken under this Act during
the past year. It was thought that certain premises
were bad enough for me to certify them for closing
under the Act, but upon the owner being seen arrangements
were made for the houses to be put into a proper
state of repair. This was done, and they are therefore
not in such a condition that I could recommend the
Council to take action.
WATER SUPPLY.
The District is served by the Lambeth Water
Company, and south of the railway the supply is
supposed to be constant, whilst on the north it is only
intermittent, or the pressure is so reduced that the