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"1st, That neither a man nor a cow can live with health and comfort
in an atmosphere which contains more than 20 parts of carbonic acid per
10,000 of air."
"2nd, That the space and ventilation should be such as to receive
a supply of 100 times the air vitiated; for if it be less than this, the air
becomes foul, and if more, there are unwholsome draughts of air, and the
temperature is lowered too much."
As regards slaughter-houses, I may remark that it would tend very
much to improve the health of the Metropolis, if public slaughter-houses
were erected beyond the bounds of the Metropolis, where a proper inspection
of the animals could easily be made, and all meat found to be unfit for
human food, condemned and destroyed.
Mr. Watson, the City Chamberlain of Glasgow, informs me "that
no private slaughter-houses are allowed in that city. All the cattle
intended for slaughter must go to the three public establishments."
Unless an alteration be made in the Building Act of 1844, relating to
noxious trades, it will not be lawful, after the year 1877, to slaughter
cattle in the Metropolis, at a less distance than 40 feet from a public way,
or than 50 feet from a domestic building. The enforcement of this regulation
will virtually prohibit the slaughtering of cattle in London.
SANITARY WORK PERFORMED DURING THE QUARTER.
The folio-wing return shows the amount of work done by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the Quarter:—
Number of inspections of houses, as shown in the official returns 6,449
Houses systematically visited and rooms measured to ascertain their
cubic capacity 142
Number of rooms found to be overcrowded, the space being less
than 300 cubic feet for each person, reckoning two children
for one adult 2
Number of cases of indecent occupation discovered 11
Preliminary notices served, many of such notices embracing several
premises 333
Compulsory orders issued, embracing 117 houses and premises 49
Summonses heard at police courts 5
Houses in which the rooms or passages have been white-wished 91
Dust-bins provided 14
Piivies repaired 20
Privies white-washed and cleansed 38
Water-butts or cisterns provided or repaired 44
Drains in houses improved, &c. 90
Cesspools abolished 9
Houses systematically re-visited 50
Cellars used as dwellings discontinued for such use 8
Yards of houses paved or the pavement repaired 73
Number of special notices served for legistration of 8 houses 8
Slaughter-houses specially visited 39
Cow-houses ditto 23
Bake-houses ditto 83
Copies of Workshop Regulation Act distributed 70