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7.—Unsound Food. In March my Council passed this resolution:—
"That this Council is of opinion that the time is now opportune for the
Government to consider the urgent necessity of immediately making all
diseases of animals that are communicable to human beings compulsorily
notifiable, and of providing adequate compensation to be paid subsequent to
any action that may, in the public interests, be determined; and consider
that in any scheme of National reconstructions, there should be a Public
Abbatoir for every Urban District, and that in every such district, powers
should be granted to the Local Authority to compulsorily close private
slaughter-houses." Copies were sent to the Prime Minister and the President
of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. I heartily endorse this resolution
and trust that the day is not far distant when there will be a public slaughterhouse
in Edmonton.
In May, two carcases were surrendered owing to general tuberculosis, and
in August the carcase and organs of a cow were surrendered for the same
reason. In October an ox carcase, and in December the carcases of two cows
were found to be tubercular.
In August one hind quarter of imported beef was found to be unsound,
and in October an imported lamb and 20 cases, each containing 5 cwt. of bacon,
were surrendered; they were originally of fine quality but suffered from bad
storage. In December 2½ tons or more of bad meat and offal were delivered
at Angel Road Station from Southampton on their way to a fat factory at
Chingford.
8.—Bakehouses. In January a plan was passed for an additional bakehouse
to be erected by Mr. A. Curnock, of 2.7, Silver Street.
9.—Offensive Trades. All those people carrying on these trades such
as fish-curers, rag, bone and skin dealers, were warned by posters in August
of the necessity of securing the written consent of the Council to the establishment
of such businesses. In May, 1912, the Local Government Board
consented to Edmonton's scheduling 13 trades as "offensive," but bye-laws
were only made with reference to gutscrapers. It is estimated that no less
than 35 persons are carrying on as rag, bone or skin dealers in this area .
Fish Frying.—Mrs. Repman, of 95, Fore Street, in November, was
allowed to establish a business there "provided that the trade shall be
conducted in such a manner is not to be a nuisance to the occupiers or
residents in the vicinity."
Fish Offal.—For some years this has been collected by the Belvedere
Fish Guano Company; and in June it was decided, in the event of this method
proving inadequate, to allow fishmongers to deposit it on our sewage farm.