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Water Supply. The water supplied throughout the
whole of the District by the Metropolitan Water Board
still maintains its high standard of purity.
During the year 84 water supply certificates have been
granted under Section 48 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891; these certificates stating that the new houses
to which they refer are supplied with a proper water
supply in accordance with the. Act. Defective water fittings
have been renewed in 104 cases; 23 water supplies have
been reinstated where the supply had been cut off; 5 8
water supplies have been altered so as to draw direct from
the main; the cleansing, repairing, and covering of cisterns
has been required in 35 cases.
Smoke Nuisances. Two hundred and sixty-seven observation?
have been taken for smoke nuisances during
the year but on only 15 occasions was it found necessary
to issue Statutory Notices for the abatement of any
nuisance which was found.
One prosecution has been taken during the year on this
account, the Magistrate granting a prohibition order, and
21s. costs.
Food and Drugs Act. Four hundred samples have
been purchased under the provisions of the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts and submitted to the Public Analyst for
analysis, of which 381 were certified to be genuine and
19 adulterated, the adulterations thus being equivalent to
about 5 per cent of the samples taken.
Of the total number of samples purchased, 12 7 were
butter, of which 3 were adulterated; 189 were milk, of
which 13 were certified to be adulterated; the remaining
adulterated samples were 1 of separated milk, 1 skimmed
milk, and 1 coffee.