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Offensive Trades.—There is only one offensive trade premises in my district,
to which I paid seven visits, and found the premises in a clean condition and
the By-laws relating to Tripe Boiling complied with.
At the end of October these duties were taken over by Inspector Child,
and I was appointed temporary Superintending Inspector.
I am,
Yours obediently,
"Walter George Auger.
Inspectors' Office,
Town Hall, St. Pancras,
April 10th, 1902.
To Dr. J. F. J. Sykes,
Medical Officer of Health.
Dear Sir,
I beg to report on the duties performed by me during the past year.
After leaving the District work on August 19th I carried out the Special
duties in connection with cases of Small-pox until October the 30th, when
I was transferred to the North and East divisions as Inspector of Meat and
other foods, and I submit observations on the inspections made from this date
to the end of the year (December 28th, 1901).
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
I obtained 79 samples of different articles for analysis by the Public Analyst.
Licensed Slaughter-houses.
I made 44 inspections of the eight private slaughter-houses in the divisions, and
saw 118 animals killed and dressed, and such organs as, on examination, were
found to be diseased the owners surrendered to me. I have not seen any breach
of the London County Council By-laws during these visits.
Licensed Cowhouses.
I visited the nine licensed cowsheds 38 times and found them fairly satisfactory.
Owing to an intimation that a cow at one of these cowsheds was suffering
with a diseased udder I attended and obtained a sample of milk from this
cow in the shed for Bacteriological examination, the result of which the owner
was cautioned by the Public Health Committee that the milk was unfit for
food.
Milkshops.
I inspected 39 milkshops and with few exceptions found premises generally
satisfactory.
Marketing Places.
I inspected the various market places 236 times, and on four occasions found
articles of food unsound and unfit for food of man. I made application to the
magistrates in each of these cases and obtained condemnation orders for
destruction. On three occasions proceedings were taken under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, and penalties inflicted.
I am, &c.,
Harry Robt. Child.