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if considered necessary the transfer should have been made to the
Local Sanitary Authority, and not to the County Council. In
Woolwich, as in all other Metropolitan Districts, the control of
common lodging houses, slaughter houses, and cowsheds, is in the
hands of a body other than the Local Sanitary Authority, a condition
of things not existing in the smallest provincial borotigh.
Slaughter Houses
There are 8 licensed Slaughter Houses in the district.
I would again express the hope that at no very distant
date the necessity for these may cease, and that in the interest of all
classes we niay have a public abattoir where the slaughtering of
animals may take place, and where systematic inspection of the meat
supply of the town can be made.
Cow Sheds, Milk Shope &c.
There are three licensed cow sheds in this district,
these, together with the milkshops, have been regularly
inspected.
Bake Houses.
There are 37 bakehouses in Woolwich. Although for
the most part the regulations have been generally observed, there
can be no doubt that many of these places are totally unfit for the
purpose they are put to, tho difficulties, however, in di aling with such
are manifest, as it would involve serious interference with trade
interests, which cannot always be fully justified.
Rag and Bone Shops
These have been regularly visited, and have called for
no special action on the part of the officials,
The Market.
The Market has been visited on many occasions by
myself, and systematically both by night and day by the Inspectors.
Occasionally it has been found neccssary to seize food as unfit for
human consumption.
Dust Collection.
This most important branch of sanitary work has been
carried on most satisfactorily during the year.
Housing of Working Classes Act.
The number of houses dealt with under this statute is
necrssarily Jess than in previous years. I append,
however, a table which gives particulars of houses dealt with since the
Act passed in 1890 (Table 17).