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Disinfectants,
By Order of your Board the disinfectants used for the
following purposes are:—
1. Chloride of Lime, for disinfecting the soil and refuse
matter removed from the catch-pit gullies and sewers, and
offensive earth taken out of excavations for sewers and
house drains.
2. Carbolic Acid Powder, for deodorizing dust-bins.
3. Sanitas Powder and Fluid, for use in the Mortuary
and Post-mortem room.
4. Permanganate of Potash, in street watering and flushing
of courts and alleys.
5. Perchloride of Mercury, for the disinfection of drains,
sewers, and gully-pits.
A mixture of this is made in the proportions of—
Perchloride of mercury 8 ounces (3,500 grains).
Methylated spirit 2 pints.
Aniline (green) half an ounce.
Water to make 50 gallons.
Removal of Manure.
(Sanitary Act, 1866, 29 & 30 Vict., cap. 90, sec. 53).
Your Board issued the following notice drawing the attention
of the owners of the stables and mews in the district
to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act of Parliament
as to the periodical removal of the manure, so that it should
not cause a nuisance on the premises ;—