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gases so that their pressure is exerted upon the interior
of the outcast shafts and a steady and continuous outflow
ensured.
Amongst the prosecutions undertaken at the Police
Court by the Board's order, the following are of interest
and importance.
A pork-butcher in the Battersea Park Road was fined
£20 and £3 5s. Od. costs for having the carcase of a
diseased pig prepared for human food upon his premises.
The pig in question was suffering from swine fever, and
would but for the prompt action of Chief Inspector
Richards, have in all probability been speedily disposed
of for human food, and with possibly serious results, as
the flesh of swine suffering from this disease is apt to
cause severe illness.
A costermongcr from Bermondsey was fined £10 and
£2 2s. Od. costs for having prepared for human food the
carcase of a diseased bullock. Mr. Richards in this case
made the seizure just in time to prevent the meat being
disposed of for human food.
These cases should for the future be dealt with by
more severe punishment, as much illness and many
deaths have in the past been caused by the sale and
consumption of the flesh of diseased animals, indeed it
is urged by many scientists that a largo number of the
diseases which affect the human body are thus derived.
The dust depots in the parish have been constantly
inspected and their condition reported upon at each
meeting of the Local Committee. Their condition
generally has been better than heretofore, but their
entire abolition is much to be desired, and will doubtless
obtain in time.