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Previous to the Annual Licensing I inspected the Slaughterhouses
and Cowhouses, and found them in a satisfactory condition.
I attended the Sessions House on the 7th October, when Licenses
were granted to the applicants.
Bakehouses.
I inspected the Bakehouses, which number 29. In some
instances they were not in conformity with the Act of Parliament,
and notices were served to cleanse and whitewash the same. At
the end of the year they were again inspected, and in every
instance they were found in a satisfactory condition.
Underground Rooms.
During the past year notices were served to close the undermentioned
rooms, they not being in conformity with 18 and 19
Vic. cap. 120, Section 103, viz.: No. 3, George Street, and No. 7,
Charlotte Street, both of which are in the parish of Christchurch.
These rooms are no longer used as dwelling-rooms.
Mortuary.

Disinfection.
The following is a list of articles disinfected at the station in
Ewer Street during the past year, viz:—128 beds, 69 blankets,
202 pillows, 78 quilts, 143 mattresses, 168 rugs, 207 sheets, and
588 miscellaneous articles. Fifty-eight houses were disinfected
with sulphurous acid.
Water Supply.
I am indebted to Dr. Bernays for the following report on the
Water Supply.
"The waters of the two companies have maintained a very high
standard during the past twelve months. It has been very rarely