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in a large number of instances; 610 Intimation Notices, followed
in 22 cases by Statutory Notices, were complied with. Of 4,369
premises inspected, only 195 inspections were made as the result
of complaints by householders and others, and this circumstance
will serve to accentuate the importance of prosecuting a fairly
constant system of house-to-house inspection in at. least the poorer
parts of the Borough. In the case of 49 of the complaints received,
no nuisance existed at the time of inspection. 3,823 re-inspections
were made, making a total for the year of 8,192 inspections.
The slaughter-houses, bakehouses, cowsheds and dairies, the
common lodging-house and the registered houses let in lodgings,
situated in the Borough, were all inspected during the year.
FOOD INSPECTION.
The amount of unwholesome food seized in Stoke Newington
is very small, even when regard is had to the size of the Borough.
On the other hand, a not inconsiderable amount of unwholesome
food has been surrendered for destruction during the year, the
particulars of which are shown in the Report of the Chief Sanitary
Inspector. It is to be hoped that in the near future all obviously
unsound food will be thus surrendered.
During the year many systematic efforts were made to
detect the sale of diseased meat within the Borough, and I am
glad to say that, with few exceptions, our inspections have not
called for any seizures.
STABLE MANURE.
In recent years there has been a constant decrease in the
amount of stable manure in London owing to the displacement of
horse by motor traffic. Nuisance from this source is therefore
very much less than formerly, a fact which is also partly due to the
enforcement of the regulations requiring periodical removal.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
In the Borough of Stoke Newington, more especially in the
Southern Division, there is a considerable number of houses let in
lodgings under circumstances and conditions which render it
desirable, in the interest of public health, that they should be
registered and inspected at frequent intervals.