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During the year 15 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 87 cases; 8 water
supplies have been reinstated where the supply had been cut off;
water fittings have been amended in 93 cases; 13 water supplies
have been altered so as to draw direct from the main.
Smoke Nuisances. One hundred and forty-one observations
have been taken for smoke nuisances during the year, but on no
occasion was it found necessary to issue Statutory Notices for
the abatement of any nuisance which was found.
The Rag Flock Act, 1911, came into operation on July 1st,
1912, and under its provisions samples of rag or flock used in the
various branches of upholstering work are to be taken to see that
they do not contain more than 30 parts chlorine, in the form of
chlorides, in 100,000 parts of flock, as set out in the Regulations
made under Section 1 of that Act. No samples have been taken
under the provisions of this Act during the year.
Food and Drugs Act. Four hundred and ten 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 388 were certified to be genuine and 22 adulterated,
the adulterations thus being equivalent to 3.8 per cent. of
the samples taken.
Of the total number of samples purchased, 145 were butter,
of which 3 were certified to be adulterated; 196 were milk, of
which 15 were certified to be adulterated; the remaining adulterated
samples were 4 of margarine. There were also 3 cases of margarine
not being labelled in the bulk.
Milk and Cream Regulations. No special sample has
been taken under the express provisions of these Regulations, but
all samples of milk taken during the year under the provision of