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ARTICLES OF FOOD SEIZED OR SURRENDERED AS
UNFIT FOR FOOD.
During the year the following articles of food were seized by
the inspectors, with the exception of Mr. Bobbitt (Food Inspector),
or surrendered to them as being unfit for food, viz., Fish, 3 cwts.,
Meat, 23¼ cwts. (of which 9 cwts. was condemned for tuberculosis)
and 34 cwts. of fruit and vegetables.
REPORT OF FOOD INSPECTOR.
See Appendix—page 120.
REPORT OF CANAL BOATS INSPECTOR.
See Appendix—page 124.
SANITARY CONDITION OF NISBET STREET.
Owing to certain assertions which were made by the Rev. A. H.
Dacombe, St. Barnabas Vicarage, Homerton, regarding the condition
of the houses in this street, the late Medical Officer submitted a
special report upon the inspections made. (See Appendix, page 138.)
WATER SUPPLY.
Two samples of water were obtained from the public service
during the year for analysis, and the Public Analyst reported as
follows :—
"Sample from Upper Clapton.—The organic contents are higher
than they should be for the time of the year and require explanation.
Sample from South Hackney.—The organic figures in this
water are somewhat higher than one would expect, but the variation
for the time of the year is not serious."
The attention of the Metropolitan Water Board was called to
these reports and they replied that, with regard to the sample taken