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Miscellaneous:—
Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary
reasons 2
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station 3559
Goods destroyed after infectious cases 2
Mattresses, beds, &c., received from Surveyor's Department
and destroyed in the incinerator 1036
Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and Drugs
Act), including 31 samples taken on delivery at
St. George's Infirmary, Workhouse and Home 389
Unsound Food. Number of boxes of fruit, fish, birds,
&c., condemned and destroyed 57†
Library books destroyed at Librarian's request 19
Proceedings Taken:—
Statutory notices issued 246
Intimations issued for sanitary works, &c., including
infectious disease cases 682
Legal proceedings in respect of defective sanitary
arrangements, nuisances, &c. 6
Legal proceedings in respect of food adulteration 24
Correspondence:—
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary
matters 712*
Daily returns of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan
Asylums Board 97
Notification of infectious cases sent to School Authorities 237
Entries in Inspectors' Report Books 602
,, Inhabitants' Complaint Book 50
Certificates of Disinfection given 160
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases 117
Notices sent to Public Library of premises wherein
infectious disease has occurred 79
The cow-houses and slaughter houses were inspected by the
Medical Officer of Health prior to licenses being renewed in
October last, and a list of the retail bakehouses under inspection
in Chelsea forms a separate Appendix.
There are 128 Dairies and Milkshops, and 68 Ice Cream
vendors in the Borough. These have been registered and
periodically inspected by the Sanitary Inspectors.
All places where fish and potatoes are cooked have been
periodically inspected.
Sanitary Inspectors.
ALEXANDER GRANT (Chief).
G. R. METZLER.
R. J. DAVIS.
M. RICHARDSON (Lady).
†This does not include unsound food condemned in the streets and destroyed,
for which no condemn note was given.
*The department is now connected with the teiephone, and consequently the
work in connection with Infectious Diseases is done more expeditiously, and
considerable time is also saved by its use in other matters.