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Employment of Children Act, 1903.—The Report of the
Chief Inspector for the year ended December 31st, 1909, is as
follows:—
"It would appear from the Officers' reports that the number
of children employed under the provisions of the above Act differ
very little from year to year. Of the 93 cases of illegal employment
recorded, 59 children were engaged during prohibited hours,
15 in occupations not allowed by the Bye-laws, while 19 were
under the prescribed age.
In all cases the notice served on the employer had the desired
effect, and legal proceedings were not necessary.
The working arrangement with the London Authority has
proved very useful in stopping the influx of children from the
Metropolitan area."
Inspection of Meat and other Foods.—All the Inspectors
have obtained the special certificate granted by the Royal Sanitary
Institute for this work, and the whole of the slaughter-houses
and butchers' shops are kept under observation by them.
There are nine slaughter-houses and seventy-six butchers'
shops in the Borough. Four of the slaughter-houses are only
used occasionally and for slaughtering sheep.
Frequent inspections are made of the slaughter-houses during
the time of slaughtering and also at other times. Special attention
is paid to butchers' shops at the latter part of the week,
when the stock is usually largest.
At the time of inspection no tuberculous carcases were found,
but a pluck from a bullock was found to be affected; this was
immediately surrendered and destroyed by the Corporation at
their destructor.
Diseased and Unsound Food.—The following articles have
been destroyed at the instance of the Local Authority during the
year:
47 lbs. Offal (Liver, Lungs, etc.)
11 lbs. Pears.
15 lbs. Strawberries.
2 doz. Oranges.
24 lbs. Greengages.