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upon the occupier of the house in which the infected person lies ; the medical man
in attendance, if any, being further bound to report the case, through the occupier,
to the medical officer of health ; provision to be made for remunerating the practitioner
for preparing such a return. An amendment of the Act to a somewhat similar
effect has been before suggested."
SHOOTING RUBBISH.
Mr. Lapworth reports that several carmen have been summoned at
Worship street Police Court, and fined forty shillings each, for unlawfully
shooting rubbish upon the public carriageway, to the great
danger of the public, and contrary to the Act of Parliament.
This has had the effect, for the time being, of putting a stop to the
dangerous practices which had, in several instances, been attended
with accident.
UNSOUND MEAT.
A quantity of unsound meat was seized by Inspector Lapworth at
the shop of a tradesman in Brick lane. It was taken to the Police
Court, condemned by the presiding magistrate, and ordered to be
destroyed. It was not exposed for sale at the time of the seizure,
and the tradesman in question stated, he did not know the meat to
be unsound at the time of purchase. The Sanitary Committee decided
rlthat, under the circumstances, no further action should be taken.
Unsound articles of food are frequently brought to me, in which
cases (following the practice of my predecessor), I give a certificate
as to the condition in which the article is, and usually hear no more
of the matter, the parties arranging the affair amongst themselves.
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The reports of the three Sanitary Inspectors— Mr. J. W. Burrows,
Mr. W. W. Burrows, and Mr. J. Lapworth— give the following
results:—
Houses inspected 5,357
Notices served 1,957
Summonses issued 82