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1897
(6) That he supervised the construction of 154 drains, and the
repair of 120; also the fixing of 737 traps.
(e) That he made the necessary inquiries respecting 216 cases
of infectious disease.
(d) That he obtained 59 samples for analysis.
(e) That 17 summonses were issued against 14 persons for
offences under the Public Health and the Sale ot Food and
Drugs Acts, and under the L.C.C. By-laws ; and that the
penalties and costs recovered amounted to £11 15s.
District 11.—Inspector Fortune has prepared a good report of his
work, in which he states: —
(а) That his district is a very poor one.
(б) That the cases of infectious disease were 257, as against 369
in 1896.
(c) That the complaints received have been mostly for
crowding anl dirty dwellings.
(d) That the notices have been complied with without resort to
legal proceedings.
(e) That the slaughter-houses were kept in a cleanly condition,
and that in only one instance was it necessary to report
an infringement of their By-laws to the London County
Council—allowing blood to run down the drain; that a
prosecution followed, and that the defendant was fined 10s.
and costs.
(J) That he had 1 cow-house re-drained.
(g) That in making a house to house inspection, he was in one
instance refused admission; that the offender was summoned
to Clerkenwell Police Court, that he then gave permission
and that on an inspection being made of his house, the w.c.
and drain were found to be defective.
(h) That he made 2 seizures of unsound fruit, and that the
offenders were fined, respectively, £5 and £3, together with
the costs.