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Pariah of Clapham.
of herrings, 3 trunks of codfish, 5 boxes of cherries,
20 pecks of strawberries, ½ barrel of potatoes, 10 bags of
peas, ½ bushel of bananas, 1 box of hake, 9 lobsters,
5 crabs, 11 turkeys and a fore-quarter of beef. The system
is very common of selling this class of goods packed in
crates just as they are brought into the market, and without
allowing inspection by the purchaser, usually of the
costermonger class. The salesman refunds the money, if
the food is subsequently found unsound by the sanitary
officers.
Underground
Rooms.
There are only seven of these on the register, and
all were regularly inspected. Of course, there
are very many rooms used for sleeping and living in, which
are in equal need of supervision, but which are not
separately occupied.
Workshops.
The number on the register was 226, and they
were regularly inspected; 22 required cleansing,
one was overcrowded, one needed an additional water-closet,
which was provided, and in four the water-closets had to be
properly screened having regard to the separation of the
sexes.
Bakehouses.
They were inspected twice during the year,
and were 46 in number. Limewhiting was
required in 21 instances in May, and 24 in October.
Cowhouses and
Slaughterhouses.
All were inspected in September, aud no
objection was made to the renewal of the
licelses.
Smoke
Nuisances.
Only two serious cases came under notice,
and they did not recur after warning.
Houses Let in
Lodgings.
The question of the utility of the bye-laws
as to these has come much under my notice
of late. I am afraid that the one street in which the
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