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Offensive Trades.
The same number of offensive trades, viz., 13, are on the register as during 1904. They
consist of the following : —
Glue and size makers 4
Tripe boiler 1
Fellmongers 3
Fat melters 4
Manure manufacturer 1
225 inspections were made, against 118 in 1904, and 4 notices were served. Several
minor defects were remedied without notice being served. I have so far found the occupiers of
these premises ready and willing to carry out any reasonable suggestion for the prevention of
nuisances.
There was a prosecution at the instigation of the London County Council against the fat
melting premises known as Brown's Yard, Tooley Street, for extending their business without a
license. The occupiers had rebuilt their premises, which were very old, and it was alleged by
the London County Council that the shed which is at present used for storing fat was not so
used prior to the rebuilding, and that they had therefore enlarged their premises within the
meaning of the Act and required a fresh license.
The plaintiffs brought evidence that this shed had been used for storage of fat prior to the
rebuilding, so that the magistrate found they had not extended their business of fat melting so as
to render a fresh license necessary and dismissed the summons.
Milk Premises.
There were 301 milk premises on the register at the end of 1904, 121 were added and 159
removed in 1905, making a total of 263 on the register at the end of the year under report. The
number of inspections was 861, and 65 notices were served.
Cowsheds.
There are 7 cowsheds in the Borough. These were regularly inspected. The number of
inspections was 103, and 4 notices were served.
Slaughterhouses.
The number of slaughterhouses in this Borough has been gradually decreasing since by
far the greater portion of the meat sold has already been killed in Smithfield or other markets.
I hope that the time is not distant when private slaughterhouses will be abolished, for it is
impossible to examine all the animals slaughtered in these places, especially if there happen to
be a great number as in some Boroughs. All animals throughout the country should be
slaughtered in public slaughterhouses, which are under the supervision of a special staff, who
should examine all flesh before it goes out. Many diseases cannot be detected unless the internal
organs are examined at the time of slaughter along with the whole carcase, so that no matter
how skilled the Inspector may be in the examination of meat he is liable to miss many slight
cases of illness which would render the meat unfit for human food without producing any
obvious naked eye appearances which would render its soundness open to suspicion.
There are now two slaughterhouses in the Borough. The number of inspections made
was 76, and two notices were served.
Ice Cream Premises.
There were 69 premises where ice cream is manufactured on the register at the end of
1904, and during 1905 one was added and one taken off, making the same total at the end of the
year under report. There were 295 inspections of these premises, and 36 notices were served.
Sec. 48 Public Health (London) Act, 1891
Certificates were granted to the owners of the following premises for a proper and
sufficient water supply:—
12,13,14, Bethel Place.
Park Buildings, Blocks A, B and C.
41, 42, Willow Walk.
9, Cathay Street.
3, Cathay Street.
Women's Shelter, Decima Street, attached to Central Hall.
No summonses were taken out for occupation without a certificate under the above Section.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
In 1904 there were 218 "houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than
one family" on the register, and during 1905 four more were added and one removed, bringing
the total up to 221. These, according to the instructions of the Public Health Committee,
were visited quarterly, the total number of inspections being 596.
204 notices were served, and 10 of these were for overcrowding. One summons was taken
out for overcrowding, but was withdrawn on same being abated.