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Acts. They have now power to make bye-laws
respecting the foundations and sites of houses, and also
as to the quality of the materials used in their construction.
Under these powers a stringent series of
regulations has been issued, forbidding the erection of
buildings upon made ground containing animal or
vegetable refuse, and also requiring that proper dampproof
courses shall be inserted in all house walls.
A Bill has also been before Parliament to amend the
Artizans' Dwellings Act, so as to enable small blocks
of unhealthy dwellings to be dealt with, instead of the
large areas contemplated by Mr. Cross's Act.
DISINFECTANTS.
The attention of the Committee was called to the
manufacture of a new disinfectant in the parish,
namely, that of Sanitas, which is carried on at Letchford's-buildings,
Three Colt-lane; a quantity of the
article was supplied by the patentees for trial. It was
accordingly put into use, and the results were so
encouraging that, upon my recommendation, it was
determined to make use of the article in place of the
crude carbolic acid formerly used. I have, so far,
been quite satisfied with Sanitas, which is one of the
best deodorants I am acquainted with; its price is
somewhat high, but it has the great advantage of being
free from offensive smell, and is absolutely devoid of
any poisonous properties; for sick room purposes it is
undoubtedly the best disinfectant we possess. The