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up a considerable amount of time which the numbers in this
report do not accurately represent.
In connection with the above inspections it was found
necessary to serve 5,090 intimations under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, and 877 notices under this Act and the
Metropolis Local Management Acts; but in only 125 cases was it
found necessary to follow up these proceedings by the issue of
a summons.
During the year the drains of 1,249 houses were partially
or totally reconstructed, the work being carried out in accordance
with the Vestry's regulations. The numbers credited to each
inspector are shown in Table B.
Table C shows the various kinds of sanitary work carried
out, and Table D the numbers of samples that your Inspectors
have submitted to the Analyst and the number of summonses
taken out in connection with the Food and Drugs Act.
The returns bear witness to the large amount of clerical
work which has been done by the two clerks. 2,494 cases of
infectious disease were notified to the Asylums Board, and 2,104
certificates sent to the various schools stating that children
from houses where infectious disease existed were attending
their school. 1,257 intimations to schools of disinfection having
been carried out and 4,205 notices of infectious diseases were
served on the occupiers of infected houses, forming a total of
10,060 notices concerning notifiable diseases.
In all 545 inspections of bakehouses were made by your
Inspectors, and in addition to this I have personally inspected
167 of them during the past year. Owing to the attention
which has always been given to them in this Parish, their
condition taken as a whole is by no means so bad as we read of
as existing in other portions of the Metropolis, and the faults
that we have had to find have chiefly been the want of
cleanliness as exhibited in allowing accumulation underneath
the troughs, and very occasionally the dirty state of the walls
and ceiling.
9,662 letters were received and 12,639 sent out.
In accordance with your instructions the cow-houses
and slaughter-houses were inspected last September with a
view of opposing the renewal of the licenses of all those that
did not comply with the Vestry's regulations. In the case of