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sickness generally. The great preventive of disease is cleanliness—cleanliness
in living, cleanliness of person, and cleanliness
of surroundings. The Vestry, as the local Sanitary
Authority, are constantly striving after this condition of
things, but unless the parishioners generally heartily cooperate
in their several spheres, a great part of the work
of the Vestry will be rendered nugatory.
The Vestry are strongly impressed with the value of
portable dust receptacles, of proper description, as a means
of cleanliness, and urge their adoption universally in place of
the old type of brick-built dustbins, which are frequently
placed in most unsuitable positions.
REMOVAL OF OFFENSIVE REFUSE.
The Vestry have from time to time received complaints of
the annoyance occasioned by the collection of offensive refuse
from various businesses at unsuitable hours, and the conveyance
of such refuse through the public streets in open
receptacles or vehicles not adapted to the purpose.
Under the existing law, the Vestry have not sufficient
power to deal satisfactorily with cases of this kind, and they
have therefore asked the Local Government Board to initiate
legislation with a view to enabling local Sanitary Authorities
to make and enforce, under a sufficient penalty, bye-laws
regulating the mode and time of collecting offensive refuse,
and conveying the same through the streets.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES AND COWSHEDS.
At the commencement of the year there were two licensed
slaughter houses in the Parish. One of them ceased to be