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Manure from Mewses.
I trust the day is not far distant when the plan of
collecting manure spoken of in my former Reports will
be attended to. The manure should be deposited in
public receptacles of the mews, and removed by the
local authority daily, or dealt with in a similar way to
the removal of house-refuse. The removal of manure
might be made a profitable undertaking.
The systematic inspection of these mews might
well occupy one special officer, and is a matter well
worthy of the consideration of the Vestry.
The last two years Inspector Clifford has had to
perform more work than could be reasonably expected
from him, his time being much occupied in the more
frequent inspection than formerly of the slaughter and
cow-houses, marine-stores, fried fish-shops, the wharves
on the canal—the latter requiring daily visits, including
Sundays, during the summer,— and the increasing
demand by the more wealthy inhabitants of the Parish
for his services in the investigation of complaints and
suggestions for the sanitary improvement of their
houses has encroached largely upon him.
Bake-houses.
These are frequently inspected. (See last year's
Report.)
Fried Fish-shops.
Fried fish-shops are sadly complained of by neighbours.
These places, as well as rag, fat, and bone-shops,
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