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Outworkers.
The premises where male outworkers live have been visited at
intervals. Changes of address have been noted and registered, and where
necessary, cleansing work has been carried out. In cases where infectious
disease has occurred at these premises the work has been disinfected
before its return to the factories.
Bakehouses.
The occupied bakehouses have been regularly inspected during the
year. The bi-annual cleansing has been carried out satisfactorily, and
the places kept in very good order.
Dairies, Cowsheds, Milkshops.
These places were regularly visited as necessary during the year.
All dippers and storage vessels have been closely inspected as to cleanliness
and have, generally speaking, been kept as clean as possible.
In some cases, where infectious disease has occurred at any milkshop,
the milk on the premises has been destroyed and the utensils
disinfected before milk has been allowed to be sold again. No case has
been " nursed " at home where milk was sold.
London County Council Bye-Laws.
Removal of Dead Horses.
Under these regulations a firm of horse slaughterers was summoned
for conveying a dead horse through the streets in an improperly covered
cart. The magistrate not being satisfied as to the improper covering
up of the cart dismissed the summons.
Smoke Nuisance.
All complaints from outside quarters have been attended to, and
also my own observations of shafts. No legal proceedings have been
necessary, all "Notices," whether verbal or statutory having been
attended to.
Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1907.
During the year samples of various kinds of food and drugs have
been purchased for analysis, and in each case where adulteration has
been found legal proceedings have been instituted with results as shown:—
Milk.—Deficient in fat to extent of 18 per cent. Defendant fined
20s. and 21s. costs.