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ceedings will immediately be instituted against any person found
depositing Refuse of any sort on the Public Footpaths or Carriage
ways.
By order of the Public Health Committee.
J. KING WARRY, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Hackney, N.E.
12th July, 1899.
No Gratuities Allowed.
TEMPORARY SHELTER.—PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON)
ACT, 1891 (Sec. 60 (4).
This has not yet been provided, bat the subject has again been
before the Public Health Committee and the Hackney Vestry during
the past year, with the result that plans of the proposed building
have been drawn, and are now under consideration. In all probability
the shelter will be erected early next year.
CANAL BOATS ACTS, 1877-1894.
A further improvement in the inspections and re-inspections of
canal boats took place during 1899, as compared with 1898; the
latter year 67 boats were inspected, but during the former year 98.
The following infringements of the Act were found:—
Without requisite double bulk-head 1
No proper water vesse 1
Dilapidation 4
Want of proper ventilation 1
Required marking 4
No certificate 2
No legal proceedings were required during the year. The inspector's
full report will be found in the appendix.