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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive
matter running out of any manufactory, etc —
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such
a manner as to be injurious to health 1
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses 13
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter,
etc. —
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal
of refuse, etc. —
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns,
etc. 1
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. 7
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to
water closets 4
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management
Act, Section 202)
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage,
etc. (Metropolis Management Acts Amendment
(By-laws) Act, 1899) —
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 171
Total number of infectious bodies removed 3
Milkshops.
At the close of 1906 there were 352 milkshops on the
Register, 59 have been added in 1907 and 48 removed, leaving 363
on the Register at the end of 1907.
During the year 981 inspections were made of these premises
and 42 notices, chiefly for cleansing, were served.
Special attention has again been given this year to the enforcing
of the Milkshop Regulations, and the notice of all registered
purveyors of milk was called to the regulations which deal with
the protection of milk against infection or contamination.