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4t/i March, i.i 



The President, Dr. Cunningham, in the Chair. 



Mr. F. W. Lockwood read a Paper on 

 SANITARY PROTECTION ASSOCIATIONS. 



This paper was the legitimate outcome of one by Mr. W. Gray, 

 C.E., M.R.I.A., in the previous session, upon the sanitary con- 

 struction of houses, and described the operation of the various 

 societies formed in England and Scotland to protect householders 

 against the evils described in Mr. Gray's paper. 



The principle of all these societies may be briefly described as 

 being similar in nature to the Steam Boiler Protection Associa- 

 tion, viz : — to secure to the members, for a moderate annual 

 subscription, the benefits of inspection and report, with disinter- 

 ested advice, and subsequent periodic inspection. 



The modus operandi is generally as follows : — A person 

 wishing to become a member applies at the office, pays down a 

 small entrance fee, and a sum, generally £\ is. od., as annual 

 subscription, and arranges for an inspection of his house by the 

 engineer of the Association. When this takes place, it is 

 desirable that the member should have a plumber, one who 

 knows the house being preferred, in attendance, and that the 

 main drain from the house should be opened at some convenient 

 place. These are the only expenses beyond the subscription, 

 which are unavoidable, any further outlay is entirely at the 

 discretion of the owner. The engineer examines all the closets, 

 pipes, traps, cisterns, &c, and tests the drains under the house 



