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38 ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Factory Department amongst the several sanitary districts, and
advise that the London County Council be asked to take action to
attain this object.
Inspection and Analysis of Food.
The street markets have been inspected every day (including
Sundays) and the following list shows the kind and quantity of
the food-stuff which has been condemned during the year :—
Apples 10 bushels
Bananas 220 crates
Cherries 15 bushels
Currants, Red 16 „
Grapes 11 cases
Oranges 262 cases
Pears 14 boxes
Plums 8 bushels
Cabbages 45 bags
Cauliflowers 3 crates
Madeira Beans 400 baskets
Onions 3 cases
Potatoes 52 cwt.
Tomatoes 135 boxes
Bacon 5 cwt.
This does not represent all the damaged food-stuffs disposed of
by your Board, as much refuse fruit and vegetables are collected
in Covent Garden Market in the special carts provided for the
purpose.
The Acts relating to the sale of food and drugs have been
systematically enforced throughout the District as in former years,
under the supervision of your Health Committee, and from the
report of your Board's Analyst it will be seen that a large and
varied number of articles have been examined by him.
In 1897, on the initiative of your Board, a resolution was sent
to the Local Government Board and County Council by 21 of the
Sanitary Authorities of the Metropolis expressing the view that it
was desirable that by-laws should be made, giving power to the
Authorities to control places where food was prepared, stored, or
sold, and to prevent the use of places unsuitable for the purpose.
During the year some further communications were made to the
Council on the subject and the matter was under the consideration
of one of the Council's Committees. With the view of obtaining
some information which might guide them, Dr. Hamer, one of
the Assistant Medical Officers was directed to visit various districts.