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Hackney 1915

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1915

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CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT, 1890.
No application to make inspection of premises was made to
me during 1915.
CANAL BOATS ACTS, 1877-1894.
The Canal Boats Inspector reports that he made 49 visits to
the waterways in the Borough during 1915 and inspected 15 boats
during that period. No infringements of the Canal Boats Acts or
Regulations were observed on these visits.
ICE-CREAM VENDORS.
At the end of 1915 there were 204 ice-cream vendors in the
Borough. These were all inspected during the past year. Any
sanitary defects found were remedied by the service of intimation
notices.
GLANDER AND FARCY ORDER, 1907.
One notification of glanders in animals in the Borough was
received from the Veterinary Inspector of the London County
Council during the year.
DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACTS.—ANTHRAX ORDER
OF 1910.
No notification of Anthrax in animals in the Borough was
received during 1915.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS,
1890-1903.
No representation was made nor action taken under the abovenamed
Acts during 1915.
HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, &c., ACT, 1909.
On the 20th March, 1915, I represented to the Public Health
Committee of the Borough Council, 17 cottages to be in a state so