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TO THE
BOARD OF WORKS,
OF THE
Whitechapel District.
Gentlemen, — I have the honour to report that, in
accordance with your instructions, I have inspected the
several Cow-sheds in the Whitechapel District, for the
purpose of determining the number of Cows which should
be kept in each Shed respectively.
The conclusions which I have arrived at are based on
the impression that the Board is willing to grant licenses
for as many Cows to be kept in each Shed, as is consistent
with its size, form, and location, due regard being had to
its proper drainage, ventilation, and cleanliness.
In dealing with this matter, I have borne in mind that
sanitary principles require that comparatively a large
cubical space should be allotted to each individual animal,
and, therefore, I have acted on the information given by
the Inspectors as to the dimensions of the Sheds.
In one or two instances re-measurements have been made,
where such seemed to be required; and in all cases in
which an application for a license for a Shed, hitherto
unoccupied by Cows, was about to be made, I have ascertained
the capacity of the building.