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Public Sanitary Conveniences. The Public Sanitary Conveniences,
Urinals, Fountains and Horse Troughs situated within
the Borough are the same as last year.
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 51 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 182 cases; 23 water
supplies have been reinstated where the supply had been cut off;
water fittings have been amended in 189 cases; 44 water supplies
have been altered so as to draw direct from the main; the cleansing,
repairing and covering of cisterns has been required in 19 cases.
Smoke Nuisances. One hundred and ninety-four observations
have been taken for smoke nuisances during the year, but on
only 4 occasions was it found necessary to issue Statutory Notices
for the abatement of any nuisance which was found.
Food and Drugs Act. Four hundred and twenty-two samples
have been purchased under the provisions of the Sale of Food and
Drugs Act and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, of
which 404 were certified to be genuine and 18 adulterated, the
adulterations thus being equivalent to 4 per cent, of the samples
taken.
Of the total number of samples purchased, 101 were butter,
of which 2 were adulterated: 144 were milk, of which 8 were certified
to be adulterated: the remaining adulterated samples were
2 of dripping, 2 of separated milk, and 1 each of bitter ale, mild
ale, old ale, and porter.
All the samples of milk were also examined for preservatives,
but nothing of this character was found after the date of the coming
into force of the regulations dealing with the matter. There was