View report page

64
Sanitary Administration.
PETROLEUM ACTS.
Twenty-five applications were received last year for licences.
With one or two exceptions, and where only a very small quantity
is stored, the petrol is stored underground.
WATER SUPPLY.
The whole of the district is supplied by the Metropolitan
Water Board, a great many houses being supplied by water direct
from the mains. Unfortunately we have no power for compelling
a direct supply in every case, the law for the requirement of
cisterns being properly placed, constructed and kept, being not
sufficient to meet the needs of populous districts.
BAKEHOUSES.
There are eleven bakehouses in this district, and these have
been inspected quarterly. Of these bakehouses, 3 are underground,
and are kept reasonably clean and ventilated. Two bakehouses
(underground) have been closed in 1913.