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The three cow-houses and two slaughter-houses mentioned
below were examined and found to be in a satisfactory
condition, and no opposition was therefore offered by the
Vestry to the renewal of the licenses.
Cow-houses.
St. Margaret.
7, Arthur-street.
St. John.
13, Marsham-street.
28, Winchester-terrace.
Slaughter-house s.
St. Margaret.
29, Great Chapel-street.
St. John.
14, Regency-street.
Bakehouses.
In Wards 1 and 3, St. John, at the beginning of the yeai
there were 15 bakehouses in use, one of which has since been
closed, viz., 52, Rochester-row. Only three of the aforementioned
are above ground. The bakehouses situate at 9, Grey
coat-place, 23, Vauxhall-bridge-road, 81, Ponsonby-place, 14,
Frederick-street, have not baen in use for the past two years.
It was found necessary during the year to reconstruct the
drains at the bakehouse situate at No. 40, Vauxhall-bridgeroad.
All the other bakehouses in the district were inspected
at intervals during the year.
Stables and Mews.
In Wards 1 and 3, St. John, it was found necessary to require
the drainage to be entirely reconstructed in twelve stables.
The question of the removal of dung at the proper periods has
also received attention.
Black Horse yard was a source of trouble during the year,
and it was with difficulty that certain improvements were at
last made to be carried out. These premises are shortly to
be closed.
Coroner's Court and Mortuary.
Appended is a list of the work which has been done in the
way of disinfection during the past year. As will be seen the
disinfection of articles from the various Guards' Hospitals has
entailed a great deal of work. The cases for which disinfection
has been performed have been chiefly due to Enteric