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which had been occupied by a person affected with
small.pox, for twenty.four hours.
Of 42 houses which were reported as infected,
28 were cleansed in the manner above described,
by a labourer employed by the Vestry. Of the
remainder, live were disinfected by the owners,
under the supervision of the Inspector; while
of the nine others, certificates of disinfection were
received from the Medical Men in attendance, in
accordance with the Sanitary Act, in respect of all
but one. It is satisfactory to add that, although
the disease was so generally diffused throughout
the Parish, only six persons died, of whom two
were infants.
Slaughter.houses and Cow.houses.
Forty.nine persons gave notice, as required by
law, of their intention to apply at the Special
Sessions to be held in October for Licences to keep
Slaughter.houses or Cow.houses. Of the applications
for licences to keep cows, four were objected
to by the Vestry, viz.: those relating to 6, Carlton
Place, 60, Market Street, 20, Bayswater Terrace,
and Maryland Farm. Of these, the first two were
refused; the third was granted with a caution;
while the last was suspended in order that the
necessary improvements might be carried out.
The applications of four other cow keepers were
also suspended for various reasons. In all these
cases the licences were eventually given.