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gaslight on the eyes, the time allowed them for
their meals, and the quantity of air in their
sleeping-rooms, which ought to be inquired into.
These are some of the questions which I hope in
future reports to be able to give you some definite
information.
COW-HOUSES.
I have often called your attention to the difficulty
of rendering cow-houses compatible with the health
of the neighbourhoods in which they were situated.
On the 29th of October, 1863, I made the following
report:—
"With regard to the cow-houses, I would
"remind you that the Magistrates determined that
"they would not renew the licences unless the con"ditions
for their regulation which you had laid
"down were complied with. One of the chief of
"these conditions was, that the cow-houses should
"not be overcrowded, but that each cow should
"have at least a breathing space of 1000 cubic feet.
"This condition I found in all cases, with one
"exception, had been broken. In the Marshall
"Street cow-houses I found in the first shed 400
"cubic feet for each cow, in the second 330 cubic
"feet, and in the third 377.
"In Pugh's Place there were 500 cubic feet to
"each cow, in Blenheim Mews 500 cubic feet, in
"William and Mary Yard in the first shed 600,
"and in the second 750. In Ham Yard I found