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2nd. That all drain pipes passing under buildings so
erected, or outside the walls, if within four feet
thereof, shall be constructed of glazed drain-pipes
embedded in a layer of concrete, at least 6-inches
in thickness, to the satisfaction of the Surveyor of
the Board, or Vestry.
3rd. That no building shall be erected on a foundation
of house refuse until after the lapse of two years from
the time of deposit; or, in the case of any other
newly made ground, until the Surveyor of the Hoard,
or Vestry, be satisfied that sufficient time has elapsed
for consolidation of the ground and for cessation of
decomposition in the deposited matters.
In the event of the Secretary of State for the Home
Department being of opinion that it would be preferable to effect
the proposed object by bye laws, then that the District Board, or
Vestry, should be empowered to make bye laws in regard to
houses to be hereafter built on dust shoots or other made ground
for the purpose of preventing injury to the health of the future
occupants.
All of which your Committee submit.
(Signed) William Beck, Chairman,
and by others.
The inspection of the cow-sheds and slaughter-houses
occupied a considerable time this year, as in many instances the
View-Committee had to decide on the course to be taken as
regards the new regulations issued by the Metropolitan Board of
Works. The Committee also met on two or three occasions to
discuss the regulations themselves, and advised that the distance
at which new slaughter-houses might be erected from a dwellinghouse
should be 20 instead of 40 feet. This suggestion was
adopted by you, forwarded to the Metropolitan Board, and
inserted in their amended Regulations. I attended, in connection
with this matter, at 9 meetings of the View-Committee. The