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to house drainage, &c. 8. Power of Metropolitan Board of Works
to make Bye-laws, &c. 9. Public conveniences. 10. Drinking
fountains. 11. Paving and drainage of private mews, courts, &c.
12. Consumption of smoke. 13. Periodical removal of manure
and other refuse matter. 14. Trade refuse. 15. Infectiousdisease
hospitals: Ambulances. 16. Disinfecting chamber.
17. Defective enforcement of Sanitary Law. 18. Amendment
of Law: summary powers needed.
The Committee's report was adopted by your Vestry
(January 8th, 1886), and, subsequently, a joint report by the
Committee and the Works, &c., Committee, "as to the best
means to be adopted for carring out the recommendations"
contained in the Law Committee's report. The said reports
were communicated to the several Vestries and Districts Boards,
and met with considerable approval. They were also forwarded
to the Metropolitan Board of Works with a request that action
might be taken to obtain amendment of the law in certain
respects. The Board, however, "while fully recognizing the
importance of the suggestions contained in the ably-prepared
documents," "regretted that, in view of the wide range of
subjects which are sought to be dealt with," it was not prepared
to "proceed to legislation in the direction indicated." Upon
the formation of the London County Council, the reports were
communicated to that body whose influence has been exerted
with considerable effect in the promotion of legislation, which,
it is believed, will go far to secure many of the objects sought to
be attained by your Vestry; as will be apparent on comparison
of the recommendations made by the Committee—as set out in
previous reports—with the provisions of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, and those of the Public Health
(London) Bill now before Parliament.