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Changes in the Distribution of Duties of the
Sanitary Staff.
The suspension of Mr. Yeo necessitates a re-distribution
of the districts of the Inspectors.
Quite apart from the merits of the particular case,
there are practical inconveniences resulting from a sudden
suspension of an important and active officer, the more
especially when no limit of time is fixed, and no one knows
whether the suspension is to be for weeks, months, or
years. In order for the time to cope with the routine
work, the Public Health Committee has sanctioned the
temporary employment of an additional Inspector, and, as
an experiment the work of the district has been specialized,
Messrs. Gorniot and Perry taking all the new drainage
works, Mr. Perry supervising drains north of the Marylebone
Koad, Mr Gorniot, drains south of the Marylebone
Road. Ordinary nuisances and complaints being dealt
with by Messrs. Andrews and Hodges, and the temporary
Inspector.
The Laboratory—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
One hundred and twenty - six samples have been
analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The
system detailed in the last Chemical Report has been consistently
followed, the Dairies of the district having been
methodically visited and samples taken in the first place
undivided, and, should the analysis show adulteration, this
is followed up by taking a sample in the exact manner laid
down by the statute.
Eleven samples of milk which proved to be adulterated
were mainly deficient in milk-fat. Up to the present five
of these vendors have been visited, and samples taken
sti'ictly under the Act. Four 011 the second visit sold milk
of quite high quality. One was found wanting; this case
was prosecuted ; Mrs. S. Pryer, of 102, Carlisle Street,
being fined £2 with 12s. costs, for selling milk deficient in
milk-fat to the extent of 7%.
Two samples sold as butter (undivided) were found to
be margarine. A second visit was paid and the samples
taken officially, the result pure butter.