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Miscellaneous :—
Dead bodies removed to public mortuary for sanitary reasons 10
Goods disinfected after infectious cases at station 5247
Goods destroyed after infectious cases 54
Mattresses, beds, &c., received from Surveyor's Department and
destroyed by the incinerator 1542
Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and Drugs Act) 400
*Unsound Food. Number of boxes of fruit, fish, rabbits, &c., condemned
and destroyed 13
Library books destroyed at Librarian's request 39
Proceedings Taken :—
Statutory notices issued, including notices under L.C.C. (General
Powers) Act, 1904 199
Intimations issued for sanitary works, &c., including infectious
disease cases 506
Legal proceedings in respect of defective sanitary arrangements,
nuisances, &c. 6
Legal proceedings in respect of food adulteration 10
Correspondence
†Number of letters written in connection with sanitary matters 769
Daily returns of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums
Board 140
Notification of infectious cases sent to School Authorities 417
Entries in Inspectors' Report Books 506
„ Inhabitants' Complaint Book 38
Certificates of Disinfection given 645
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases 206
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where infectious disease
has occurred 140
The cow-houses and slaughter-houses were inspected by the Medical
Officer of Health prior to licences 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 36 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 telephone, and consequently the
work in connection with the Infectious Diseases is done more expeditiously, and considerable
time is also saved by its use in other matters.