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22 of the Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act,
1890, is in force in the borough, and that the aim
of our standard of "sufficiency and suitability"
in respect of all these buildings is to be in conformity,
as the circumstances permit, with the
various sanitary Acts, regulations and orders
officially promulgated concerning them and the
workers therein. The table required by the
Secretary of State, in connection with this subject,
is duly filled up, and will afford, I believe,
the required detailed information.
In the course of the year a system of meat
and food inspection was set in action by the
Council, and carried out by the senior sanitary
inspector, who holds the necessary certificate of
qualification for the duty. The total amount
seized as diseased or unsound was as follows,
viz.:—Meat, 1,1671 bs; fish, 22¾bs.; and fruit
and vegetables 85¾lbs. In all instances, before
being condemned, it was examined by myself and
by a justice of the peace.
As a sequence to these proceedings thirteen
prosecutions ensued, and fines and costs to the
amount of £50 14s. 6d. were the result.
A short statement concerning the works under
the control of the Borough Surveyor will not be
out of place here. With reference to the Northern
Sew age Works at Perivale, I am able to state
that the flooding of the bacteria beds and the
farm was not experienced in any appreciable
degree, but this satisfactory result does not
appear to be due to any preventive steps taken
by the reservoir authorities, but simply to the
diminished rainfall throughout the year. The
sample of effluent taken by the county authority
and by the Thames Conservancy, have in
each case proved very satisfactory. Owing to
the very large increase of the borough population,
the "sludge question" became a difficulty,
and improved means for its disposal and treat
ment had to be seriously entertained. After
careful consideration it was decided to deal with
this sludge by means of "presses." Plans were
prepared and submitted to the Local Gov eminent
Board, and the necessary inquiry was held
by that body. It is hoped the official sanction
for the commencement of this important work
will very soon be received. Improvements in
connection with the older and much taxed
Southern Works have been kept in view, and material
progress has been made with the extension
of the bacteria beds there situated. Two of these
beds are being prepared for continuous filtration
by a revolving automatic sprinkler, and it is
believed the first of these beds will be in actual