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licensed cow houses.
Much of your Inspectors' time was employed in the improvement
of the licensed cowhouses. Your Board thought fit
to require 18'2 alterations to be made, and accordingly notice
was given to the several cow keepers. The orders were not
however, in many instances complied with and it was found necessary
to oppose several of the licenses. The learned Bench of
Justices decided that the requirements of your Board were necessary
and adjourned the applications in order to give opportunity
to the cow keepers to comply with your orders.
slaughter houses.
The slaughter houses of the district were kept under
constant inspection during the year. They were found in most
instances to be well managed in confirmily with the
Sluaghter house regulation act.
bake houses.
The bake houses of the district were frequently inspected
during the year, but owing to the fact that the Bake-house Regulation
Act is repealed by the Factory Act. 1878, no action was
of course taken up by your Board, except in case, of nuisances
existing thereon.
dust heaps
D uring the year several complaints were received from
inhabitants in the immediate neighbourhood of brick making
There can be no doubt that a aerious nuisance is often occasioned
through the accumulation of large quantities of ashes and
other refuse matter. This being a process of trade it is difficult
to effectually prevent the nuisance, no legal proceedings were
taken, but some improvement was obtained through the several
contractors adopting the suggestions of your Board.
sanitary work.
The inspection of the district not being as systematically
carried out as it could be desired, your Board thought fit to
go into committee on the subject. Still, however, the serious
consideration of your Board is required before we can expect the
ordinary sanitary work to be carried out as is desirable. The
want of accommodation, owing to the alterations in the office,
prevent at present the adoption of a well-organised system. It
must be allowed that some improvement has taken place in this
direction; but more strict sanitary supervision will in future be
necessary to meet the requirements of this rapidly increasing
district.
water and water supply.
The water supply of this district is chiefly obtained from