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CLEANSING OF PERSONS' ACT, 1897.
During the year under report 129 male and 12 female adults
used the Verminous Baths, and had their clothing disinfected.
The total number of articles disinfected for this purpose was 1,328.
MORTUARY.
Total number of infectious bodies removed 6
Total number of bodies removed 58
STREET MARKETS.
As I reported very fully on Street Markets in 1925 and 1926,
it is not necessary to enter into details as to the origin and organization
of the markets. I might, however, say that the latter has
worked so successfully and with such little friction, that the
County Council decided to incorporate clauses into its General
Powers Act for 1927 on practically the same lines as our own Act
of Parliament. As this became an Act during the year under
report, and came into force on November 1st, it superseded our
local Act, but no serious changes in the organization of the markets
were necessary owing to the new Act.
The work is carried out, as before, under the direction of the
Chief Inspector with the assistance of Mr. Francksen, who does
the general supervision of the markets as well as collects the fees.
On the whole, no serious difficulty has been found in the latter
part of the work. Of course, in a large organization of this kind
there are a certain number of defaulters, but these have been
dealt with satisfactorily, and only eight had to be prosecuted. Of
these, only five were actual defaulters in payment of fees, while
the three others were trading without a licence. We obtained
convictions in every case prosecuted.
It is worth while for the Council to scrutinize the figures
which are appended, and especially those which refer to fees
collected. When the markets were first organized, the Chief
Inspector calculated that we would receive £2,400, and he was
within £90 of this forecast. Of course, there are a considerable
number of expenses attached to the administration, but on the
whole we are safe in saying that the scheme is self-supporting.