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Closing Orders were made on three rooms and an undertaking received regarding one room. Where
the occupiers could not be given alternative accommodation immediately, they received additional
points increasing their degree of priority for rehousing and until they can be provided with other
accommodation the operation of the closing orders remains in abeyance. Closing orders on 16 rooms
were determined and orders on two rooms were varied.
Land Charges Act, 1925.
The Town Clerk referred to the Department 1,747 enquiries relating to details of any outstanding
notices, orders or other restrictions on the properties concerned.
Immigrants.
The south-eastern corner of the Borough is contiguous with Soho and, as might be expected, contains
a cosmopolitan population in which immigrants from Cyprus and European countries predominate.
During the year, 66,300 West Indians, 23,700 Indians and 25,100 Pakistanis are reported to have
arrived in England but very few of them appear to have become resident in St. Marylebone.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are two common lodging houses in the Borough. One accommodating 391 men is run by the
Salvation Army, at No. 2, Burne Street and premises in Lisson Street. The other, conducted by the
Church Army, at Portman House, No. 10, Daventry Street, is registered for 85 women.
Regular inspections were made and particular attention given to fire precautions, the numbers of
lodgers accommodated, the possible presence of any verminous persons or articles, catering arrangements,
sanitary and washing facilities and to general conformity with Bye-law requirements.
Both lodging houses were found to be well managed and kept in a satisfactory condition.
SECTION E.—INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
Food and Drugs Analysis.
The Public Analyst (Mr. Thomas McLachlan, D.C.M., A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C., M.I.Biol.) has submitted
the following report on the year's work:—
"During the year, 389 samples of food and drugs were examined. Of these 8 were taken formally
and 381 informally.
The number adulterated or incorrect in some other manner was 64 and the incidence of adulteration
may be classified as follows:—
Number of Samples examined Number of samples samples etc.
Milk 29 1
Other foods 352 63
Drugs 8 —
A sample of milk contained 7.75 per cent. of solids not fat, indicating the presence of not less than
8.8 per cent. of added water as judged by the Sale of Milk Regulations. The freezing point -0.489°C.
indicated the presence of 6.9 per cent. of added water.
Several dirty milk bottles were submitted for examination. One, full of milk, contained a film of
dirt on the upper part of the bottle which had evidently been exposed for some considerable time
before being collected and the dirt had not been removed by the bottle washing machine. The milk
itself was fresh and contained no dirt showing that the bottle had been through the washing machine
and was sterile. Another bottle possessed an unpleasant smell and there was a slight yellowish
coloration at the bottom of the bottle, but no paraffin as suggested in the complaint was detected.
A third bottle contained a sediment of tobacco ash. The dregs of the milk in the bottle were not
sour and it would appear that the dust had gained access after the cap had been removed from the
bottle. The dirt in a fourth bottle appeared to consist of decomposed milk which had not been
removed during the bottle washing process.