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Water Supply.
The constant system of water supply, by the use of waste-preventers in
the poorer districts, is increasing, and continues to give great satisfaction.
There are now 165 waste-preventers, (7 new ones having been erected during
the quarter) which supply water to about 1230 houses.
The regulations made under the Metropolis Water Act, 1871, respecting
the necessary fittings for preventing undue consumption or contamination of
water, having been confirmed by the Board of Trade, are now in force.
These regulations are 33 in number; and as Regulations Nos. 16,17 and 18,
affect the landlords of numerous small houses in this District, I have thought
it advisable to quote them.
They are as follow:—No. 16. No cistern, buried or excavated in the
ground, shall be used for the storage or reception of water supplied by the
Company unless the use of such cistern shall be allowed in writing by such
Company. No. 17. No wooden receptacle, without a proper metallic lining,
shall bo hereafter brought into use for the storage of any water supplied by
the Company. No. 18. No draw tap shall in future be used unless the same
be sound and suitable and of the screw-down kind.
Sanitary Works Performed during the Quarter.
The following return shows the amount of work done by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the Quarter ending December 28th, 1872:—
Number of inspections of houses as shown in the official returns 3896
Houses specially visited 141
Ditto specially re-visited 560
Preliminary notices served, such notices embracing 247 premises 203
Compulsory orders issued, embracing 50 premises 34
Summonses heard at Police Courts 7
Cellars used as dwellings discontinued for such use 9
Houses in which the rooms or passages have been whitewashed 134
Rooms disinfected with sulphurous acid gas after the occurrence of
small-pox, fever or scarlet fever, therein 8
Yards of houses paved or the pavement repaired 40
Drains in houses improved 60
Dust-bins provided 19
Privies lime-washed, cleansed, and repaired 119
Water-butts and cisterns provided or repaired 20
Water-waste preventers erected 7
Nuisances from dung and other offensive matter removed 18
Area gratings and cellar flaps repaired 4
The cow-houses in the District, 24, the slaughter-houses, 39, in number,
have been visited during the Quarter.
In addition to this return, the Inspectors report that they have forwarded
to the Metropolitan Board of Works several notices of dangerous structures,
Which notices the Metropolitan Board have promptly attended to.