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Medical Officer's Report.
UNSOUND FOOD, Etc.
Details of diseased and decomposed meat "seized" during the year are
given on pages 15, 16, and 17.
SMOKE INSPECTION.
The Smoke Inspector, Mr. Thomas Madden, reports that there are
67 furnaces and boilers on the register, and that he makes periodical
inspection of them to see that they are in a proper working order, and
consume their own smoke. There are 11 kinds of smoke consumers in the
District, which are as follows:—
Ventilated Doors
Martin's Patent
Dr. Annan's Patent
Nicholson's „
Caddy's ,, Bars
Juke's „
Galloway's „
Hyde's „ Revolving Bars
Watt's „
Gregory and Veal's Patent
Gosling's Patent
Total of Smoke Consumers
14
5
4
4
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
41
The number of furnaces and boilers without smoke consumers is 26,
There has, therefore, been an increase of 2 smoke consumes during the year.
Twelve notices were served during the year, 11 of which have been complied
with. Three statutory notices were served, two of which were complied with.
There were 10 summonses served upon the Central London Railway
Company and their engine-drivers. The summonses were heard at the
Clerken well Police Court on the 31st of June. The magistrate considered
that the furnaces were sufficiently well constructed for their particular kind of
work, and that owing to the coal strike they were unable to get smokeless coal.
Two of the neighbouring inhabitants gave evidence as to the great nuisance
that was caused. The magistrate dismissed the summonses; the Company to
pay their costs. The nuisance was never so bad after the proceedings were
taken. They burnt mure coke, and gradually removed the engines and
travelling crane, until now there is only one, which is in good working order.