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Whisky Adulterated with 46.4 of water. No action.
Milk Deficient in cream to the extent of 20 per cent.
Vendor fined £2 and £1 3s. costs (first offence).
The whole of the Board Schools and National Schools in my
district have been inspected, and where necessary notices were served
to cleanse, or make good sanitary defects In the case of Ricardo
Street Board School, the School Board have asked for the notice
which was served to be held over, as the building is about to be
entirely redrained.
In some cases where the bye-laws as to fixing new drainwork have
been infringed by no notice being sent to the Clerk of the Council
in writing, I have had the ground opened again and found defects to
exist, these were in each case readily made good.
Smallpox.
In accordance with the Committee's instructions, where cases of
smallpox have occurred in my district, I have (in nearly all cases)
had the occupants of the several houses isolated indoors, and had
food, &c., conveyed to them as required, with a view of preventing
the spread of the disease by their not being able to mix with the
public. In most cases the instructions given were honestly observed,
in some they were not in spite of frequent visitation. In many cases
the value of the isolation was strikingly proved by other occupants of
the house breaking out with the disease during the period of
quarantine, these cases were at once noticed and removed to the
ships whereas if such persons had been out and about much evil
must have resulted therefrom.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
JOSEPH JOHNSON
R.P.C. Assoc. San. Inst.
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under the Sale ana
Food and Drugs and Canal Boats Acts.