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H. The domestic water supply must bo adequate for the requirements
of the inmates, and if possible must bo drawn direct from the
rising main. If a storage cistern is used, it must bo placed so
as to bo easy of access for inspection and cleansing, and moreover
must bo in such a position as to render contamination of
the water impossible.
9.—The dustbin or dust shoot must bo outside the building, and
so placed as not to bo a nuisance. A portable galvanized iron
receptacle is strongly recommended in preforence to a dust bin.
10.—The yard must be of Sufficient area to comply with the requirements
of the Building Acts, and must bo properly paved with
impervious material, laid with an adequate fall to a properly
trapped stoneware gulley covered with a grating. The walls
of all yards, areas, washhouses, and W.C.8., must be clean and
freshly limowhited.
I note below a few of the conditions upon which my refusal to
certify has been grounded.
W.C. accommodation insufficient or defective.
W.C. badly placed or imperfectly ventilated.
Soil pipes unventilated.
Water supply insufficient.
Lighting and ventilation of rooms or staircases defective.
Walls and ceilings dirty.
Sink wastes connected to drains.
The Infectious Disease Prevention ACT (53 & 54 VIC Cap. 34)
This Act came into operation on December 4th last, and gives
power to the Medical officers of Health to deal with a milk supply,
which he has reason to believe is causing infectious disease within
his district. It also contains certain clauses relating to disinfection,
the occupation of infected rooms, and the burial and removal of
infectious and other corpses.
The Working Classes Dwellings Act (53 & 54 Vic., Cap., 10),
Tiie Puiilic Health Acts Amendment Act
(53 & 54 Vic., Cap., 59).
These call for no special remark here.