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2.—New Streets and Buildings.—The Surveyor informs me that 102 plans for new buildings
were submitted for approval under the Bye-laws during the year. The corresponding numbers for the
ten years 1894 to 1903 were 54, 62, 48, 39, 50, 80, 82, 69, 120, and 60 respectively. Plans for two
new streets were also submitted.
3.—The Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops were regularly inspected, and, with the exception of
want of lime-washing, were found to be kept in compliance with the Regulations (Model) adopted in
1899.
The number of Cowkeepers, etc., on the Register, and the action taken under the Regulations were
as follows:—
Registered Cowkeepers at end of 1903 4
Registered Cowkeepers added during the year 1
Registered Cowkeepers at end of 1904 5
Registered Dairymen and Purveyors 2
Cowsheds limewashed under notice 4
Visits by Sanitary Inspector 25
Visits by Veterinary Inspector 19
At the beginning of the year, tbe Council appointed a Veterinary Inspector, who made quarterly
examinations of the cows, about 100 in number, belonging to the registered cowkeepers. No case of
tubercular disease was discovered, but one unhealthy cow was slaughtered under the advice of the
Inspector.
4.—The Slaughter Houses were frequently inspected, and were found to be kept in compliance
with the Bye-laws.
The Council instructed their Inspector to comply with the suggestions in the Memorandum issued
by the Local Government Board with regard to the seizure of Tuberculous Meat.
5.—Water Supply.—Water from the mains of the Sutton Water Company was laid on to two
houses in compliance with notices under Sec. 62 of the Public Health Act, 1875.
6.—Sewers and Sewage Disposal.—The Southern Sewerage Extension was completed during the
year, and Sewers were also laid in three new roads. Nearly the whole of the premises upon the line of
new sewers had been connected with the sewers before the end of the year.
The Surveyor informs me that the drains of 80 existing premises and of 82 new houses, were
connected with the sewers during the year. The Council by agreement carried out works of drainage
at a large house in Carshalton Road, connecting the drains with the sewer and doing away with the
cesspools. •
7.—Removal of House Refuse.—The weekly removal of house refuse was again satisfactorily
carried out by the Contractor. The refuse was deposited at the Sewage Farm end at a brickfield in
Wrythe Lane.
V.—Factories and Workshops.
The number of employees in the workshops in the district is very small, the majority of workpeople
being employed in Skin and Parchment Mills, a Paper Mill, and Iron Works.
The premises were inspected, and the sanitary conditions, as set out under the following headings,
were found to be generally satisfactory:-
(a) Cleanliness.—Four workshops which required cleansing were limewashed at the request of the
Sanitary Inspector; two workshops were being cleansed by the occupiers at the time of our visits, and all
others were found to be kept in a clean condition.
(b) Air-space.—The number of employees was in all workshops found to be within the limits defined
in the Act.
(c) Ventilation.—The means of ventilation appeared to be sufficient in all cases.
(d) Drainage of Floors.—Two workshops were paved and drained at the request of the Sanitary
Inspector.
(e) Sanitary Conveniences.—Section 22 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, is in force
in the district. The question of sanitary accomodation at the larger factories had received, in the two
previous years, the attention of the Council, who enforced the provision of new conveniences and the
reconstruction of defective closets at several premises ; they also caused the drains of all premises to be
connected with the sewers, with the exception of one factory, which is situate between two branches of
the river, and can only with difficulty be drained to the sewer.
Homework.—Lists of outworkers were obtained from two firms, and the names of seven persons
living in other districts were forwarded to the respective Councils.