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Bakehouses.—These were visited and examined by the
Sanitary Committee and myself on June 15th and July 20th; and
all defects were ordered and seen to be remedied.
The Fried-Fish shops were also inspected during the year, and the
requisite means for reducing the nuisance arising from them, to a
minimum, ordered.
Mortuary.—The Mortuary which was destroyed to make
room for the School-Board School, has not yet been replaced, in
spite of the most earnest endeavours of the Vestry. Two or three
sites have been found; but no sooner was it discovered by the
neighbours that a Mortuary was about to be erected, than petitions
were presented to the ground landlords, who at once prevented the
use of the land for such purpose. The same endeavours are still
being made, and it is hoped with a prospect of early success. It
seems odd, however, in regard to this matter, that while the SchoolBoard
has compulsory power of purchase of land for simple educational
purposes, the Vestry who have to preserve life by preventing
the dead from destroying the living, have no such power.
Registrar's Returns.—The Vestry will notice that my
Report is not so complete this year, as it has usually been; in consequence
of the absence of the Table containing the details of the
deaths, at various ages &c. In 1857, and subeeqtiently, the
Registrar-General kindly transmitted to me weekly, and in Cholera
times daily (after he had made use of them,) the returns furnished
to him by the District-Registrars of the Parish. But in October
1874, after a fortnight's notice, these returns ceased to be forwarded,
so that it has been impossible for me to ascertain where the deaths
have taken place, and to enforce the adoption of the usual sanitary
precautions. Hence, there are unfortunately many houses in which
infectious diseases have prevailed, where the usual disinfecting
agencies have not been employed. It is to be hoped that some
arrangement will speedily be made, by which these returns may bo
transmitted as of yore.