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8411 tests (hydraulic or smoke) have been made by the
Sanitary Inspectors during 1903.
520 Water Certificates have been issued during 1903 in
accordance with Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891; and in this connection, it is to be noted that a Water
Certificate is not granted until all the drainage work is completed
satisfactorily also.
Other duties fall to the lot of an Inspector in addition to
drain-testing and supervision, and, as fairly representing the
work carried out by an Inspectorial Staff, the numbers of (1)
notices served, and (2) inspections and re-inspections made, are
a fair criterion. In Lambeth Borough, during 1903, 11,680
notices have been served under the Public Health Act (8,248
preliminary and 3,432 statutory), and 27 under the Metropolis
Management Acts, making a total of 11,707, dealing with 10,448
structural, and 3,043 non-structural, defects. In only 25 instances
(i.e., 0.7 per cent.) were summonses under the Public
Health and Metropolis Management Acts taken out—the result
of these summonses being penalties to the extent of £33 10s. Od.
(with £7 3s. Od. costs), and the carrying out of the necessary
works within specified times.
The numbers of inspections and re-inspections carried out
during 1903 by the Male Inspectors are 8,014: and 56,249
respectively, and to these must be added the summary of work
carried out by the Female Inspector and Smoke Inspector (vide
pages 115-122 and 141-145).
Unsound Food.
No seizures of unsound food were made during 1903, but the
following goods were voluntarily surrendered to the Inspectors:—
(1) 54 boxes of Plucks and 6 boxes of Kidneys on April
6th—the Plucks and Kidneys being putrid ;
(2) A barrel of Herrings (1¾ cwts. in weight) on September
25th—the Herrings; being stale and offensive.
A difficulty arose in connection with the destruction of the
54 boxes of Plucks and 6 boxes of Kidneys, which were found