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Hackney 1914

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914

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CANAL BOATS ACTS, 1877 1894.
The Canal Boats Inspector reports that he made 80 visits to
the waterways in the Borough during 1914 and inspected 21 boats
during that period. No infringements of the Canal Boats Acts or
Regulations were observed on these visits. A copy of the Inspectors'
report will be found in the Appendix to this Report.
ICE-CREAM VENDORS.
At the end of 1914 there were 185 ice-cream vendors in the
Borough, a decrease of 13 on the number present at the end of
1913. These were all inspected during the past year. Sanitary
defects were found on 20 of these premises, which were remedied
by the service of intimation notices.
GLANDERS AND FARCY ORDER, 1907.
One notification of glanders in animals in the Borough was
received from the Veterinary Inspectors of the London County
Council during 1914.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS.—ANTHRAX ORDER
OF 1910.
One notification of Anthrax in animals in the Borough was
received during 1914.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS,
1890 1903.
No representation was made nor action taken under the abovenamed
Acts during the year 1914.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.
In accordance with a resolution passed by the Public Health
Committee, and approved by the Borough Council, I submitted to