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Miscellaneous (continued) :—
Goods destroyed after infectious cases 31
Mattresses, beds, &c., received from Surveyor's
Department and destroyed by the Incinerator 21
Number of samples taken for analysis (Food and
Drugs Act) 400
*Unsound Food. Number of boxes of fruit, fish,
rabbits, &c., condemned and destroyed 4
Library books destroyed at Librarian's request 18
Animals destroyed in Incinerator —
Proceedings Taken : —
Statutory notices issued 162
Intimations issued for sanitary works, &c., including
infectious disease cases 1073
Legal proceedings in respect of defective sanitary
arrangements, nuisances, &c. 1
Legal proceedings in respect of food adulteration 1
Correspondence : —
Number of letters written in connection with sanitary
matters 572
Daily returns of infectious cases sent to Metropolitan
Asylums Board 108
Notification of infectious cases sent to School
Authorities
Entries in Inspectors' Report Books 486
Entries in Inhabitants'Complaint Book 27
Certificates of disinfection given 415
Certificates of infectious diseases for removal cases 103
Notices sent to Public Library of premises where
infectious disease has occurred 71
Certificates transferred under Tuberculosis in Hospitals
Regulations 1705
Postcards sent re Samples under Sale of Food and
Drugs Act 311
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 113 Dairies and Milkshops, and 28 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.
W. F. HORNIBLOW.
F. TETTENBORN (Lady).
•This doea not include unsound food condemned in the streets
and destroyed, for which no condemn note was given.
tTho 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.