No. 4.] CATTLE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 547 



The estimation of bacteria in the air has likewise been left 

 out of this report, partly for reasons similar to those just 

 given under the carbonic-acid determination, and more par- 

 ticularly because the results were not satisfactory, and in 

 many cases we- believe not reliable, as obtained by our 

 method of 1895. 



During the year reports have been sent to the Board, 

 from A'arious inspectors, as to the sanitary conditions exist- 

 ing in some places, which seemed to call for special investi- 

 gation. All such reports are looked into as soon as possible, 

 and, if found to be well grounded, the local boards of health 

 are notitied, after which no further action has been taken, as 

 the intention is not to interfere in any way with any person 

 or })ublic board, l)ut simply to improve to a great extent 

 conditions which are recognized as dangerous not only to 

 the individuals using the impure water, but in some cases 

 to the entire community, as was case No. II., for the month 

 of October, 1895. 



Figure No. 1. 



This case is illustrated (Figure 1) where we see the well 

 at the end of the house (between two lower windows) ; the 



