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Report of the Medical Officer of Health,
A copy of the By-laws and of a plan of the premises is to be
displayed in a conspicuous position.
Drains on all premises are to be maintained in good order and
efficient action.
In some instances a requirement is made that all liquid refuse
before being discharged into any drain shall be treated in
such manner as to prevent nuisance.
In the By-laws relating to the business of a knacker, a provision
has been inserted for the prevention of overcrowding of
animals, and the cleansing of streets after the slaughter of
horses by licensed knacker.
A provision that the parts of walls and ceilings not covered with
hard, smooth, and impervious materials shall be lime-washed
between the first and tenth days of the months of March,
June, September, and December had been inserted in each
set of By-laws.
These alterations in the By-laws were considered by this Council
and approved of.
The London County Council also during the year 1904, in
pursuance of section 19, sub-section 1 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, declared that the business of a dresser of fish skins, that is,
any business in which fish skins are trimmed, cleansed, scraped or
dried, is an offensive business.
ICE CREAM PREMISES.
There were 192 of these on the Register at the end of the year.
49 having been added and 15 removed during the year. The total
number of inspections made was 333, and 30 notices were served,
chiefly for cleansing.