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or expected to remove—viz., that produced by butchers, fishmongers,
fried fish dealers, poulterers, &c., who pay substantial
sums for the removal of their refuse, which is effected, not
seldom, in a manner calculated to give rise to nuisance.
DISINFECTION.
During the year ending March 25th, 1889, a largo number
of infected articles, clothing, bedding, &c., were satisfactorily
disinfected by the contractor at the cost of your Vestry, the
owners being too poor to bear the expense. The weight of the
articles was 16 tons 3f cwts., their number 9,413, and the cost
of the process £313 15s. l0d. Two hundred and eighty-seven
rooms in 245 houses were disinfected with sulphurous acid by
your Vestry's officer, no charge being made in the majority of
instances. Many rooms were disinfected by the contractor, as
well as numerous parcels of clothing, bedding, etc., at the cost
of the owners.
NECESSARY ACCOMMODATION.
There are only fourteen public urinals in the Parish—a
very inadequate number—and no public water closets, except
at the rear of the Vestry Hall. Section 88, Metropolis
Management Act, enables the Vestries and District Boards to
"provide and maintain urinals, water-closets, and like conveniences,
for both sexes, in situations were they deem such
accommodation to be required but your Vestry's efforts to
provide this necessary accommodation for the male sex have
frequently been thwarted by local opposition. A proposition to
erect "chalets" as a commercial speculation has been long
under consideration, and one has been erected in Norfolk
Terrace, Westbourne Grove West. Accommodation, it may be
added, is provided at about 170 public-houses—not of a very