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Local Government Board, the London County Council and
Hackney Vestry ensued. The Board also passed a resolution
that the time had arrived when it was highly desirable that steps
should be taken to place the entire control of the water supply
of London under some central and representative body. Copies
of the resolution were forwarded to the First Lord of the
Treasury, the President of the Local Government Board, East
End Members of Parliament, and the London County Council.
The Coroner's Court and other buildings were opened by the
Chairman of the Board on October 28th, the Members of the
Board and several other Gentlemen interested in local government
and sanitary matters being present. The buildings were
open for public inspection on the following day. They are, I
believe, the best of the kind in London.
Regulations of the Local Government Board as to Cholera,
Yellow Fever and Plague were received and referred to me.
The Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses were duly inspected
and licenses to the same renewed by the London County
Council.
The Bakehouses were inspected and reported upon.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, Brewers Court and 10 & 12, New Gravel
Lane were reported by me under the housing of the Working
Classes Act, to be unfit for human habitation. They have since
been closed by a Magistrate's order.
A list of Slaughterhouses, Cowsheds, and Bakehouses will
be found at the end of the Report.
CANAL BOATS ACT.
I was not called upon to examine any Canal Boat during
the year. The Inspector however inspected 85 of which four
were found to have contravened the provisions of the Canal
Boats Act. The necessary notices were served and complied
with.