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per cent., it shall be presumed for the purposes of the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1899, until the contrary
is proved that the butter is not genuine by reason of the
excessive amount of water therein.
This, coupled with the order of 1st September, 1901, laying
down a standard for milk, protect the pnblic from the sale
of these articles, which, although not actually adulterated,
are not of the nature or substance of the article demanded.
Inspection of Nuisances.
During the year 8557 inspections have been made by the District
or other Inspectors, and 11,282 re-inspections were made after Order or
Notice.
I have tabulated on page 74 the nature of the nuisances investigated.
Many of these inspections were made on complaint, but
in a number of instances the nuisances were discovered during the
ordinary inspection by the District Inspectors.
It cannot be too strongly pointed out that only by a systematic
inspection can the existence of nuisances be discovered and abated
and the general health of the Borough maintained; and during the
past year it has been my endeavour to inaugurate a systematic houseto-house
inspection of the more populous districts with these objects in
view.
It is apparent that in many parts of the Borough, houses
originally erected for occupation by one family are now let off in
parts and occupied by several families.
In addition, the houses as a whole have changed hands and have
come into possession of owners whose first care is certainly not for
the sanitary welfare of their tenants.
This re-arrangement of ownership and tenancy has been the
means of transforming dwelling-houses originally built for the occupation
of the well-to-do classes into very ordinary tenement dwellings.
The owners appear to take little interest in necessary repairs, and