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4, Bromel's Passage.— Closed, the sanitary arrangements
and modes of ventilation of the house
rendering it impossible to be made fit for
human habitation.
Green's Cottage, Bromel's Road.—Thoroughly cleansed
and repaired.
Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Taylor's Cottages, Waterloo Place.—
Closed by order of th« magistrate.
The usefulness of the Act is greatly narrowed by the
definition contained in it of "Owner," that is a person
who has an interest of at least 21 years in the premises.
In many cases the owner, according to this definition,
has no right of entry and no means of carrying out
notices served upon him, or of obeying a magistrate's
order. In these cases we have been obliged to proceed
under the Nuisance Removal Acts.
Cow-houses
& Slaughterhouses.
All were personally inspected in September,
and no opposition was made to the renewal of
their licenses.
Bake-houses. These were all inspected twice during the
year. Lime-whiting was required in 3 instances in
May and in 7 in October.
At least the usual amount of sanitary work has been
carried out during the year. I have every reason to be
satisfied with the efficiency and energy displayed by the
Inspectors, Messrs. Fairchild and Nurcombe.
The Surveyor, Mr. Southam, has always lendered
ready help in sanitary matters, and to him my best
thanks are due.
OLIVER. FIELD, M.D., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health for Clapham.