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Medical Officer of Health of this parish, at the request of the Vestry drew up a table of
suggestions for the mitigation and prevention of the spreading of Scarlatina and Fever, which
were printed and circulated throughout the parish An assistant Inspector of Nuisances was
also temporarily appointed to assist the Medical Officer of Health and Inspector of
Nuisances in a systematic inspection of the houses of the poor, with the view to the immediate
abatement of all causes of nuisance that might be found to exist, in consequence of which,
a large number of notices, under the " Nuisances Removal Act," were served upon the owners
of small houses, whereupon the cause of nuisance was in most instances promptly removed.
Five notices to make drains from dwelling houses to covered sewers, and twenty-eight
notices to provide ashpits, and water supply to closets, have been served by order of the
Vestry.
Slaughter House Licenses.
Fifteen notices were in September last received from butchers and others of their
intention to apply to the Special Sessions for licenses for their slaughter houses, and the same
having been severally inspected by the Medical Officer of Health, the Vestry, upon the report
of that Officer, opposed an application made by Mr. Charles Knight for a slaughter house in
Seven Step-alley (formerly in the occupation of Mr. Spencer), in consequence of the premises
not being in a proper state, and the Magistrates accordingly refused to grant a license for the
same, the other fourteen Slaughter-houses were all duly licensed.
Cow Houses.
The four Cow houses heretofore licensed in this parish were relicensed by the Magistrates
in October last, and two fresh applications for licenses for Cowhouses situate in Clark's
Orchard and Albion-street respectively, were also granted.
Millpond Reservoir.
Complaints having been made to the Vestry from time to time of the offensive smell
arising from the Reservoir belonging to the Surrey Flour Mill, West Lane, the Vestry called
the attention of the owners of the Mill thereto, and urged that the bottom ofthe Reservoir be
paved and kept properly flushed, in order to prevent the water becoming foul and stagnant.
The bottom of the Reservoir has since been layed with brick upon concrete by Messrs. Perks,
which it is hoped will abate the nuisance complained of.
Foi further particulars as to Sanitary matters, see the Medical Officer of Health's Annual
Report hereto amiexed, Appendix No. 1.
Financial.
The loadn of £800 borrowed of Mr. Samuel Brandon for Sewers Works, has been paid off,
and the amount re-borrowed as follows, viz:-£600 of Mr. Edward Talbot, and £200 of Mr.
Edmond George Dannell, upon mortgages of the Sewers Rates of this parish, such sums to be
respectively repaid by equal annual instalments, within a period of ten years, with interest at\
£5 per cents. per annum
£800 has been paid off the Paving borrowed of Mr. J. W. Barrett, leaving £1,200
to be repaid by yearly instalments of £200 each, with interest at £5 per cent per annum.