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34, and 35 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1878. The
President's attention was drawn by me to the imperfect character
of the provisions of the Bill qua bakehouses, but there was no
time to get it amended. There has been no fresh legislation on
the subject since. The Society of Medical Officers of Health
subsequently prepared" Suggestions for Regulations with
respect to Bakehouses," for the guidance of local authorities.
These suggestions were adopted by your Vestry, and communicated
to every bakehouse proprietor. The number of bakehouses
in Kensington is 149, viz., 82 in North Kensington, and
67 in South Kensington.
REFUSE MATTERS.
The prevention of nuisance from accumulations of offensive
matters, coming under the general description Refuse, is a
matter of no little difficulty. The difficulty, common to all parts
of the Metropolis, is not likely to be surmounted without legislative
action. The subject, in relation to certain important parts
of it, was very fully dealt with in my Annual Report for 1887
(at pages 153 and 176), in connection with a report by the Law
and Parliamentary Committee, and in my observations on a
communication received by your Vestry, November, 1887, from
the Metropolitan Board of Works, under the heading" Conveyance
of Offensive Substances through Streets." A copy of this
report was sent to every member of the London County Council,
which is the proper and only body able to deal effectively with
the subject. (A summary of my observations in that report
will be found at page 136 ante.)
HOUSE REFUSE.
The collection of ashes, and miscellaneous refuse from
nearly 22,000 inhabited houses spread over an area of 2,200
acres, and to the extent of 40,700 loads in a single year, is no
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