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demned and destroyed by order of the Magistrate. The owner
of the nuts gave his address as 22, Gun Street Dwellings,
Southwark; when the officer proceeded to serve the summons
it was found that he had removed and his whereabouts could
not be discovered.
In consequence of an unusually large number of cases of
Scarlet Fever occurring at St. George's Schools, the same were
thoroughly disinfected during the Christmas Holidays by the
Vestry's staff of disinfectors.
WATER ANALYSIS.
Quarterly samples of water were taken regularly during the
year at the periods ordered by the Sanitary Committee, and
submitted to the Public Analyst for examination.
These particulars of the more important special inspections,
apart from house-to-house inspection, inspection on complaint
or notification of infectious disease, tend to shew that the Vestry
possess competent officers, and I beg to record my sense of the
able manner in which the Chief and District Sanitary Inspectors
together with the rest of the staff, have performed their duties
during the year under report.
In conclusion, I beg to thank my colleagues, more especially
the Vestry Clerk (Mr. Wilkins) and the Surveyor (Mr. Pilditch)
for the great assistance at all times willingly rendered, which I
have received from them during the year, as well as during many
previous years.
I have to express my sincere gratitude to the Members of
the Sanitary Committee and the Members of the Vestry
generally, who have by the support they have given to me at all
times, enabled me to perform the duties of my office; without
which support it would be impossible for a Medical Officer of
Health to efficiently and successfully carry out the important
functions with which he is entrusted.
W. H. KEMPSTER, M.D.
Medical Officer of Health for Battersea.