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ment of the existence of fsecal matters in the fluid which 

 had passed through the filters ; but add to my notes on that 

 head some other matters intimately connected therewith, 

 and bearing on the conditions which follow the discharge of 

 this liquid into the street channels. 



It is not necessary to record all the inspections ; the places- 

 linally selected, and the samples taken are as follow : 



I. Miers' Bakery, 203 Bourke-street west. 

 II. Dr. Tracy's filter. 



III. Lying-in Hospital filter. 



a. A filter at 11.30 a.m. before communicating 



with the officers of the establishment. 



b. 1 p.m. after notice. 



c. Liquid fi-om surface of opened filter. 



d. Contents of cesspit liquid. 



e. ' ,, ,, solid. 



IV. Street gutter, Elizabeth-street, west side, south 



of Little Collins-street. 

 Y. Street gutter, Swanston-street, east side, south of 



Bourke-street. 

 VI. Gully in Fitzroy Gardens, draining Albert-street 

 and Victoria Parade. 

 VII. Yan Yean water from service for comparison. 



Before going into further particulars I make the following 

 notes : 



Case I. The liquid taken from Miers' was extremely 

 foetid. It oozed from a crevice on the wall abutting on a 

 right-of-way. It contained fsecal matters, but as I after- 

 wards learned that, on examination of the interior of the 

 premises, it was found to proceed directly from the overflow 

 of a cesspit under the foundation and not from a filter, I 

 may economise space by omitting further mention of it. 



Case II. Dr. Tracy courteously assisted us in making the 

 requisite inspection, and explained the arrangements of his 

 filter, which, on the hypothesis that the system was efiectual, 

 appeared to be complete and well-planned. It may be worth 

 while to expend a brief space in describing these arrange- 

 ments. The water-closet was supplied by Yan Yean service 

 and by the bath water of the house, to the exclusion of 

 kitchen slops. The cesspit, at a short distance from the 

 closet, was a large stone chamber furnished with an iron 



