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"21a. Provided that the landlord of any lodging-house who does not reside upon
the premises shall not be deemed to have offended against these bye-laws until the
sanitary authority shall have caused notice to be served upon him requiring him
forthwith or within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice to comply
with the requirements of such bye-laws, and he shall have failed to do so."
Sec. 48, Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Certificates were granted to the following premises for a proper and sufficient water
supply:—
South Eastern Railway Flats, Rotherhithe New Road.
Hythe Buildings, Swan Lane (1 to 70).
21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, Leroy Street.
9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, Bush Road.
21, 22, Silver Street.
Barnaby Buildings, Swan Lane (1 to 20).
Winchelsea Buildings, „ (41 to 65).
Seaford Buildings, „ (1 to 40.)
Abbey Street Buildings.
Police Station, Tooley Street.
Four houses in Gomm Road.
8, St. Helena Road.
Summons taken out for permitting 33, Leroy Street to be occupied without a certificate
under Sec. 48, Public Health Act. Fined 20s. and 2s costs.
Disinfection.
The following table shows the number of articles passed through the steam disinfector
during the year : —
Beds
1338
Pillows
2182
Blankets
1407
Quilts
1012
Bolsters
672
Sheets
1978
Carpets
253
Wearing apparel, etc.
7092
Cushions
349
Mattresses
1322
Total
17665
Palliasses
60
The corresponding number in 1903 was 17,046, and the increase is mostly due to the
prevalence of measles.
Food Inspection.
This has been systematically carried on during the year. All places where food is
manufactured in the Borough and imported by road, rail or river were regularly inspected. The
markets are inspected every Sunday morning by the district Inspectors in rotation, and regularly,
in addition, by the Chief Inspector. The inspection of fruit is principally done by the Chief
Inspector, who visits the various jam factories about twice a day each during the season, and at
other irregular times. He is assisted by the district Inspectors.
Each Inspector is responsible for the food places in his own district and is required to
hand in before every Public Health Committee meeting a record of his work in this department
during the time elapsed since the last meeting. At the beginning of the year great difficulty was
experienced in settling on a common basis whereby records could be kept by each inspector
which could be compared. Some of them used to state their inspections in lots of various sorts and
sizes, such as trunks of fish, pipes, parcels, etc., and after various changes the following table
was commenced on July 6th, and is completed up to January 3rd, 1905. Partly with the help
of the various tradesmen, etc., whose premises are inspected, rough estimates of the weight of
the articles inspected are made. The number of inspections are accurate, but according to the
bulk and nature of the article some inspections are larger than others. The number of these,
therefore, must be taken in conjunction with the articles mentioned in the next column in
endeavouring to form an idea of the work done.
Food Examined from July 6th, 1904, to January 3rd, 1905.
Meat.
Fish.
Fruit.
Vegetables.
Tinned
Goods.
Dairy
Produce.
Cereals.
Inspectors.
Inspections.
Tons.
Inspections.
Tons.
Inspections.
Tons.
Inspections.
Tons.
Inspections.
Tons.
Inspections.
Tons.
Inspections.
Tons.
1031
683½
861
2075¼
40
26
114½
63¼
3
Mr. Thomas
467
74
158
32
60½
13¾
„ Ashdown
139
382½
29½
402
27
1398½
464
3282¼
163
224¼
637
2997
4
10¾
„ Cockburn
42
71
25
18
32¼
146
5
27
2
1½
23¼
-
-
„ Bartlett
18
8
9
1½
7
-
2½
2
2
-
-
-
-
27
-
„ Toogood
75
53½
511
116
47¼
91
31
14
50
-
-
1
10
„ Scott
170
60½
72
23
7
68
10¼
-
-
8
10½
12
26½
-
-
„ Hoskins
32
50½
15
6¼
202½
19
17¾
-
-
2
4½
-
-
27¼
83
„ Harris
37
25
3¾
1½
5
-
-
-
7
10
1½
-
19
„ Jones
31
39¾
4
6
11
12
4
3½
2
10
5
-
-
1575
1376½
291¼
1409
3823¼
4027¾
233
814
694
3172¾
27
589
348¾
117½
Mr. Jones commenced duties on October 3rd.