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against the firm in Wiltshire which had sent the pigs' heads to the
local manufacturer. The magistrate, after hearing the case, fined the
defendants 20s. and 2 guineas costs.
In the month of October the Public Health Committee inspected the
slaughter houses of the district. On the whole the Committee found
the slaughter houses in a clean and satisfactory condition. In only one
case were the premises dirty, and in two others the paving was defective.
Smoke Nuisances.—During the year 1500 observations were made
by the Inspector on chimney shafts in the Borough. These observations
lasted on an average from half an hour to one hour. The number of
notices served for the abatement of smoke nuisances was 55 intimations
and 7 statutory notices.
Sec. 48 (2) Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Thirty-eight certificates
of proper and sufficient supply of water were issued under the
above section to owners of new or rebuilt houses. These certificates
covered the water supply to 191 houses and tenements.
Bye-laws as to houses Let in Lodgings.—There are now 435
houses registered as houses let in lodgings. These are situated in the
most crowded parts of the Borough, viz., Hackney Wick and London
Fields. In the former locality 226 are registered, in the later 209.
During 1904 the whole of these have been inspected, and any insanitary
conditions, such as overcrowding, dirtiness of premises, or structural
defects remedied. The following defects were found on inspection
Hackney Wick. London Fields.
Overcrowding 9 25
Premises requiring cleansing 226 154
Defective drains 13 23
Structural defects 12 170
Animals kept so as to be a nuisance — 4
Underground rooms illegally occupied
— 4
906- l