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ties obtained some years ago have no doubt had a salutary
effect in preventing food being offered for sale in such a
state as to justify seizure.
SANITARY NOTICES AND ADMINISTRATION.
During last year 3,119 notices were reported as
having been served by your Sanitary Inspectors, having
for their object the removal or prevention of nuisances or
insanitary conditions, against 3,229 in the previous year,
and during last year 3,216 notices were reported as having
been complied with, against 3,630 in the previous year.
The wise course adopted by your Vestry in appointing a
House-to-House Inspector has been continued during the
year. This Inspector reports that during the year he has
inspected 4,092 houses and other premises in the parish.
Altogether, since his appointment on January 20th, 1893,
he reports that he has inspected 13,934 out of a total of
about 16,500 inhabited houses in the parish. The defects
in premises discovered as the result of his inspection are
dealt with by the four District Sanitary Inspectors.
During last year your Vestry in consequence of the
extra duties imposed upon your Public Health Department
under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1894, decided
to appoint a special Inspector for the supervision of
Factories and Workshops, and since his appointment
on the 24th June, 1896, 196 notices have been served by
this Inspector. I felt it my duty to advise you to
appoint a special officer for these duties, as I was clearly
of opinion that without a special officer the duties under
the Acts could not be efficiently carried out.
SUMMONSES ORDERED.
During last year your Vestry and the Public Health
Committee gave authority for 21 summonses to be taken
out against persons for having failed to comply with the
requirements of your Vestry or the Public Health Committee.
Before any summonses were taken out a letter
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