REPORT OF COMMITTEE No. 9. 
Town Santtation. 
Memepers or Commitrer :—Dr. Bancrorr, W. M. Hamurr, Sir James 
Hector, Professor LiversipGz, Professor THRELFALL, Dr. SPRINGTHORPE, 
Dr. Syms, Professor THomas, Professor Warren, and Hon. Dr. 
CAMPBELL (Secretary). 
Art the close of the last annual meeting, on the motion of Professor 
Liversidge, the following gentlemen were appointed a committee 
to report on “Town Sanitation,” viz. :—Dr. Bancroft, Hon. Dr. 
Campbell, Mr. W. M. Hamlet, Sir James Hector, Professor 
Liversidge, Professor Thomas, Professor. Threlfall, and Professor 
Warren. Subsequently the names of Dr. Syme and Dr. 
Springthorpe were added. In December Dr. Campbell agreed 
to act as hon secretary. 
On the Ist of February, after consultation with various members 
of the committee, the secretary issued a letter to upwards of 200 
medical practitioners and health officers in Australia and New 
Zealand. ‘The letter asked for information respecting the sanitary 
condition of the towns in which they either practised or held 
health appointments. It was suggested that for the purpose of 
classification the information should be given upon the following 
lines, viz. :— 
1. Site and soil. 
2. Houses, their arrangement, material of construction} 
regulations respecting houses unfit for occupation, overs 
crowding, and lodging-houses. 
The water supply. 
The removal of refuse water, and of dry refuse. 
The removal of excreta. 
. The conservancy of the surface. 
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The food supply—regulations respecting milk, slaughter- 
houses and bake-houses. 
8. The regulation of offensive or noxious trades, and the 
overcrowding of factories. 
