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The recommendation I made to your Vestry with regard
to this important measure, was, "That steps be taken to
secure the introduction of clauses—
(1) To confer on the Sanitary Authority concurrent power to enforce certain
of the Water Regulations made under the provisions of The
Metropolis Water Act, 1871: particularly Nos. 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23,
24 and 25.
(2) To prevent the cutting-off of the water supply of houses.
(3) To give concurrent power to enforce the Regulations of the County Council
in respect of Slaughter-houses and Cow-houses.
(4) To give power to the County Council to make bye-laws to regulate—
(а) The storage of offal and other offensive trade refuse whilst upon
the premises of the producer.
(b) The conduct of the businesses of brick-maker, ballast-burner, and
marine-store dealer.
(c) The construction of dung-pits.
(d) The provision of separate water supply to water closets.
(5) To enable the Sanitary Authority to abate speedily the nuisance of
crowding.
(6) To give power to (or entail the duty upon) the Sanitary Authority to
collect, remove, and dispose of offal and other offensive trade refuse,
and stable and cow-house manure, at the reasonable cost of the owner.
(7) To make the Hospitals of the Asylums Board free to all sufferers from
certain infectious diseases.
(8) To ensure the compulsory removal to hospital of persons suffering from
certain infectious diseases, and who are without proper lodging or
accommodation, enabling them to be treated at home without risk of
spreading disease ; and
(9) To enable the Sanitary Authority to make contracts with efficient persons
for the disinfection of clothing, bedding, &c., after exposure to infectious
disease.
The Act does not deal directly with recommendation (1)
but the powers given in regard to the water supply of occupied
houses, will probably have a somewhat like effect. Nor
does it deal with (2) as I proposed. It is now, however, the
duty of the Water Company to give notice to the Sanitary
Authority when the water is cut off, as I recommended many