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Sanitary Directions issued in 1858, by the
Medical Officer of Health.
The attention of the Parishioners is respectfully called to
the following points connected with the Sanitary Arrangements
of their Premises:—
Dust-Bins and Ash-Pits.—These should never be
allowed to smell. In order to avoid this, animal and
vegetable refuse should not be thrown into them at all.
All such matters should be Burned. The Dustmen employed
by Mr. James Summersell, the Parish Contractor,
are bound to remove the refuse from a Dust-Bin without
fee or reward. In case of refusal, incivility, or extortion,
the number of the Cart should be taken, and a complaint
should be made at the Paving Office, Stone Yard, Dufour's
Place, Broad Street, Golden Square. When the Dust-Bin
smells offensively, it should be sprinkled with Chloride of
Lime, or other deodorising liquid.
House-Drains.—Whenever they smell offensively, they
should be flushed, and all traps or valves connected with
them should be examined, in order to ascertain if they are
acting properly. Should the smell persist, the Drains
should be examined, as they are either stopped or impaired,
and the health of the household is endangered.
Cesspools.—These receptacles frequently exist where
they are not suspected, giving rise to offensive smells and