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for preventing any nuisance arising from them. As regards
the prevention of Tubercle and other diseases being caused by
the consumption of meat, no inspection of slaughterhouses
can prevent this.
The only way would be to have all animals killed inspected
by a qualified meat inspector before they are cut up, and this
is not likely to be attained as long as private slaughterhouses
are allowed.
51. Gipsy Tents and Vans.— I inspected several Gipsy tents
and vans, mainly with a view to the detection of overcrowding
and infectious disease. The filthy state in which the inhabitants
of these movable dwellings live is a danger to the
neighbourhood which they visit.
The Vestry Clerk, in consultation with me, drew up some
Bye.laws which, if approved by the Local Government Board,
will no doubt make it much easier to deal with these unsavoury
visitors. The Chief Inspector was much occupied too with
the Gipsies, owing to the numerous complaints received as to
nuisances caused by them.
52. Workshops.—It is now incumbent on the sanitary
authorities to see after the sanitary condition of workshops
and factories. The principal workshops in Plumstead are
laundries and dressmakers; there are also a few tailors' workshops.
As these workshops are discovered by the inspectors
they are entered in a register, to enable them to be periodically
visited.
I have inspected several with a view to the prevention of
overcrowding. Other insanitary conditions, such as insufficient
water closet accommodation, have also been remedied after
the serving of notices by the Inspectors.