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These houses were kept under close and constant observation
more particularly during the latter part of the year, by the
Female Sanitary Inspector, who advised the tenants upon the
questions of domestic hygiene and cleanliness of the rooms
occupied by them with good results in many cases.
Infant Life The Infant Life Protection Act provides for the '
Protection
Act, 1897. registration by the London County Council of any
premises where more than one infant is kept for hire
or reward.
The Council's Inspector under the Act sees that the infants
are properly provided for, but as regards sanitary conditions
inspection is made by the Vestry's officers. Such visits have
been made on many occasions during the year,and reportsfurnished
to the Chief Officer of the Council who has requested that the
special objects of the visits should not be disclosed, as cases have
occurred where landlords have ejected persons notified under
this Act on ascertaining that their tenancy may involve the
sanitary inspection of the premises.
Food unfit The question of what steps are taken in this parish
for human , . .
consumption, to prevent food unfit for human consumption, either
from decomposition or disease having been taken
into consideration by the Vestry I was directed to report thereon,
and the report is here given :—
Having been instructed to report upon the steps taken by
the Health Department with a view to safeguarding the public
by the seizure and destruction of food unfit for human consumption,
I beg to report that constant observations are made by the
Sanitary Inspectors, more especially on Saturday evenings and
Sunday mornings, of the various premises in the Parish where food
is sold, and upon several occasions seizures have been made and
prosecutions followed, and it may be assumed that it is owing to