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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
I am again able to report that the whole of the work with regard
to factories and workshops has been carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors to my entire satisfaction, and personal visitation of a large
number has satisfied me that all my instructions with regard to the
improvement of the sanitary conditions where such was necessary
have been carried out.
There has still been some difficulty with reference to the provisions
of water-closet accommodation, but in all the cases some
satisfactory arrangement was arrived at. In only one case was it
necessary to have recourse to legal proceedings.
Canal Boats Act.
During the year 23 inspections of canal boats were made, and it
was not necessary to serve any notice.
The general condition of the canal boats inspected during the year
was found to be fairly satisfactory.
Statement of Work under the Sale of Food and
Drug's Act.
During the past year 853 samples of food and drugs have been
submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis.
Of these, 65 or 7.62 per cent, were reported to be adulterated,
compared with 11.33 per cent, in 1904, and 12.3 per cent, in 1903,
As in former years, the adulterations detected were confined to Milk,
Butter and Coffee. It is gratifying to note that owing to the more
numerous inspections which have been made of late years that many
of the smaller milk and butter vendors, who are the greatest offenders,
have been compelled to leave the district, and as this exodus still
continues it may reasonably be hoped that in the coming year a still
further improvement may be reported.
During the period under review the percentage of milk samples
which were found to be adulterated was 7.2, compared with 15.3 in
1904 and 17.2 in 1903. This is a very gratifying feature of the year's