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to ensure the good health of the beasts. It only requires a thought to grasp the fact how
easily disease may spread by such an article of food as milk, if any carelessness exists as
to drainage, ventilation, warmth, and water supply, in the keeping of milk cows.
The Water supply has been good, and the Grand Junction Water Co. has re-laid the
service mains in the District to a depth sufficient to guard against frost, so we may trust
not to have again the great discomfort experienced two years ago by a short supply, burst
pipes, &c.
It has been necessary to advise the closing of some houses as being unfit for habitation.
This has been done by the owners in every case. There is a certain amount of overcrowding
existing, due to a temporary excess of workmen employed upon public works. This is beingwatched
and guarded, so that it does not reach dangerous proportions.
The Sanitary work done has been heavy. The details are furnished on a separate
form which I enclose. The work includes—
Premises periodically inspected.
House to house inspection.
Cisterns inspected and cleansed.
Drains examined and tested.
Cesspools examined and tested.
Rooms fumigated, stripped, &c.
Dust-bins provided.
Roofs and gutterings seen to.
Ventilation of flooring.
Contageous Diseases of Animals.
The roads have been very much disturbed by reason of the public works proceeded
with, viz., by Water Works, Gas Works and Sewage Works. I have great hopes in my
next report that this great nuisance will have ceased to exist.
It has been necessary to give warnings to the Water Companies to abate the smoke
from their shafts. This, really at times is a serious nuisance, by causing people to keep
windows closed when they ought to be open, thereby stopping the proper and necessary
ventilation of houses. There is also the damage done to paintwork.
Another trouble arose this year by an accumulation of sand taken from the filter beds
during the dry weather and allowed to become extremely offensive. I trust the Water Co.
will, in future, not allow this to recur for obvious reasons.
On other matters appertaining to the health of the District, I quietly keep my " eye
open," and am most efficiently assisted by our Inspector of Nuisances, Mr. Shail, to whom
I tender my thanks for his zeal and willing assistance to any matters concerning the health
and welfare of this District committed to our care and supervision.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
WENTWOKTH TYNDALE.
To the Hampton Urban District Council.