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The Board's staff have been engaged in the repair of the existing
sewers to a considerable extent, and also in the necessary work of flushing.
They have at the same time not been unmindful of the flushing and cleansing
of the paved surfaces of the courts and alleys throughout the district—a
very necessary operation, having regard to the want of sufficient width which
too many of these courts and alleys suffer from.
By the London County Council General Powers Act, 1894, the duty of
cleansing every grating and gully in any street communicating with any
sewer belonging to the London County Council, or under the Council's
control, has now been transferred to the Local Authorities, and they are
made responsible that no foreign substances are introduced into the gullies
or sewers.
THE ANNUAL REPORT
of
JAMES KEAR COWELL, ESQ., F.I.C., F.C.S.,
THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
101, Great Russell Street, W.C.,
1st June, 1895.
To the BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE HOLBORN DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,
I have again the honour to present to you a report upon the
samples submitted to me for analysis under the "Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts" during the year ending the 25th March, 1895.
The total number of articles examined during this period was 171,
which compares very favourably with the two preceding years, 1893-4 and
1892-3, when the totals reached 122 and 45 respectively.
Of these 171 samples, 83 were purchased by your Inspector, Mr.
Albert Bennett, and 88 by your Inspector, Mr. Walter Freeman.