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for believing that the cause was that stated, and
while there is no disputing that a nuisance of a most
objectionable character does at times exist, yet the
vital statistics of Tolworth—the district immediately
concerned—show not the slightest corroboration of
this charge and my repeated inspections and intimate
personal knowledge of the locality bring nothing in
support of the allegation, and I maintain that there
is no more evidence of the nuisance being a nuisance
injurious to health than in the case of smells from
gas works or a brickfield. Nevertheless the obligation
remains on the Sanitary department and the
Council to do all and everything possible and
reasonable to abate or minimise this nuisance. This
is being, and will continue to be, done, until such
time as the sewage is treated elsewhere. The
suggestions of piping the effluent or covering over
the stream are of course possible, but the cost is
prohibitive and as the nuisance is after all only
occasional and only temporary, and less frequent
than formerly and is not dangerous or likely to be, a
little further patience is necessary and there will be
an end of the matter.
Sanitary Work.
The Sanitary Department, consisting of the
committee and its officers, is one of the most
important departments of the Council because it
comes in touch directly with the inhabitants in their
homes, and because the well-being, i.e., the sanitary
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