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Slaughter Houses.
Four Notices were received in September, 1887, from Butchers, of their intention
to apply to the Special Sessions for Licenses for Slaughter-houses, and they having
been severally inspected by the Medical Officer of Health, were all duly licensed by the
Magistrates in October, 1887.
Cow Houses.
Six Cow Houses were licensed by the Magistrates in October, 1887, they having
been previously inspected by the Medical Officer of Health.
Sanitary.
Several communications having been received from the Secretary to the Mansion
House Council on the Dwellings of the People, with reference to alleged defects in
Sanitary appliances at various houses in the parish, the Vestry on the 15th November,
1887, passed a resolution as follows, viz.:
"Resolved, that it be referred to the Sanitarv Committee to inspect the houses
"in the streets, courts and alleys in the parish where considered necessary, with the
"view of having the same put in proper sanitary condition, and report thereon."
The Sanitary Committee thereupon inspected 892 houses in various streets and
places in the parish, and upon the report of the Committee, the Vestrv caused notices
to be served upon the Owners of houses where Sanitary defects were found to exist,
requiring the carrying out of the necessary works to remedy the same, which were
attended to.
A letter dated 6th January, 1888, having been received from the Assistant
Secretary of the Local Goverment Board, forwarding a copy of the letter which had