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to children, I immediately went and found a man selling off a
cart Melons at one penny each. I examined a number that had
been sold, and after satisfying myself they were unfit for human
food, I seized the whole cart load, 24 cases, each case containing
12 Melons, and had them conveyed to the Thames Police
Court, where they were all condemned by the Magistrate.
I reported the matter to the Vestry, who ordered a summons to
be taken out against the seller, this having been done he was
subsequently fined 20/- and 2/- costs.
In November, acting on information the Inspectors and myself
proceeded to a house in Old Church Road, where some unsound
food was suspected of being secreted. I demanded admission,
which was refused, observation was kept on the premises by one
of the Inspectors whilst a Magistrate's warrant to enter the
premises was applied for and granted, we then found 140 tins of
Preserved Pineapple, 100 tins of Condensed Milk, 12 tins of
Tomatoes, and 18 tins of soup, these were all seized and conveyed
to the Police Court, then they were condemned as being
unfit for human food, the matter was reported to the Vestry and
a prosecution ordered to be taken, this was done and after a
number of adjournments the Owner was fined £5, and the
Wholesale Seller of the Condensed Milk was fined £20.
WORKSHOPS.
The inspection of Workshops in our district has been carried
out in the same manner as it was last year, it will be remembered
that in my last Report I gave a detailed statement showing the
location of each Workshop and date of the inspection and the
result of such inspection. I am glad to say that they are all now
in a very fair sanitary condition, and the occupiers show their
desire to conform to the law both as regards general cleanliness
of the premises and also in not allowing overcrowding to take
place, it has only been necessary to take proceedings in one
instance, with the result that the occupier was ordered to abate
the overcrowding and fined £2 and costs. During the
past year a number of new Workshops have been built and are
now added to our register, whilst several which consisted of one
room only and termed domestic Workshops have been abolished.
The majority of the Workshops are situated in the West Ward
their principal trade being tailors and slipper makers. Dr. Hamer
in his report on the sanitary condition and administration of
Mile End Old Town in reference to the Workshops says " The
great improvement which has been carried out in these places
cannot fail to have most important and far-reaching influences,"
and referring to the provision of separate w.c. accommodation
for persons of the two sexes states " that the law relating to this
matter is now systematically enforced."