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parison with former times; great delay often occurred
in going through the Poor Law department, and
in applying to the relieving officers, however prompt
they may have acted.
I have, on more than one occasion, been informed
of a death late in the evening, and have been able to
order the body to be removed immediately to the
Mortuary, to the great satisfaction of those who lived
in the house.
Slaughter-houses and Cow-sheds.
The number of slaughter-houses under inspection
in this Parish is 29; they were all visited by the
Sanitary and Public Health Committee in September
last, previous to the renewal of their licenses. In
spite of a very careful inspection during the year, 26
out of the 29 were not in a satisfactory state, such as
the Committee thought necessary for the carrying on
of an offensive business. Many drains had been untrapped
and the covers broken or lost. The sheep
and cattle pens were many of them defective in surface
drainage, and some joints of the pavement of the
slaughter-house had become loose through the constant
flushing down and washings, and most of them had to
be repointed or relaid. Those which had been done
in Roman Cement were found to have become worn
and unsolid. Good Portland Cement will scarcely
stand the wear and tear of frequent washings and
hardly suffice to prevent under-soakage. Bed-rooms
in two or three cases over slaughter-houses were
ordered to be disused as bed-rooms.
The cow-houses, 13 in number, were also visited,