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crowded districts. The Vestry will be glad at all
times to receive early information of any nuisance
or supposed nuisance. It is not absolutely necessary
that the name and address of the information
should be given in all cases, although it is very
desirable that this should be done where possible,
in order to save loss of time in fruitless inquiry.
Another and most valuable mode of assisting in
maintaining a high degree of public health is for
each householder to insist upon scrupulous cleanliness
being observed in the premises under his
control. Where cisterns are in use they should be
kept covered and be cleansed at sufficiently frequent
intervals; if they are used as receptacles for
drinking water they should be disconnected from
water closets and drains; care should be taken
to keep the drains clean and properly trapped;
attention should be paid to the ventilation of
dwelling rooms; and no foul accumulation should
be permitted to remain in the dust bin. Information
and advice on all these subjects, and on
any other points relating to the public health or
sanitary precautions, may be freely obtained at
the Vestry Hall. It cannot be too earnestly urged
that the neglect of sanitary measures in a small
area, perhaps in a single house, may lead to a
serious and widespread epidemic. The Vestry
have therefore no hesitation in saying that a timely
intimation to their Medical Officer of Health may
prevent very serious consequences and actual
loss of life.
COWSHEDS, DAIRIES, AND SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
There are now no cowsheds in the Parish, and only two
slaughter houses. The licenses of the latter were renewed in