The extent of, and from
the annual Sanitary Reports forwarded in your despatch No. 150 of the 1st June last, that in spite of the steps which have been taken and with a view to its improvement
which
has passed between this
Department and the
Colony
the sanitary
condition of the
Colony
is deplorably bad indeed; and that in particular there is a
deplorable state of
overcrowding
in certain
districts of Victoria,
and
I am glad to know what steps have been
I have also seen
your Despatch No 197 of the
21st July last on the
subject of
the constitution
of the Sanitary Board
2. It is clear from the reports enclosed in
the former Despatch
what steps should be taken to remedy state of things.
3. You observe that
Dr. Clark refers in the
last paragraph of his
report:
first to a bill that has been introduced
into the Legislative
Council
on the 22nd
November last, in
consequence
of certain
recommendations of the
Sanitary Board, but which had not, at the date of his report, been passed into law. I should be glad to know for what
reason it was
considered inexpedient to
proceed with the
Measure
I have also
to ...