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"The cows, generally, are in excellent condition, and
"well cared for. As it is customary for the owners to
"dispose of unthrifty and unprofitable animals, and at
"this period of the year they have been at grass for some
"months their health is naturally satisfactory."
A close watch is kept on the condition of
the meat and other articles of food sold in the
District, and it is the duty of Mr. Fred Wilson
(the First Assistant to the Inspector of Nuisances,)
who holds the certificate of the Royal
Sanitary Institute for Meat and Foods, to visit
the slaughterhouses, (of which there are seventeen
in the District), as far as possible during the
times of slaughtering, and also see that the meat
exposed for sale in the various shops and markets
is of good quality.
During the year fifteen parcels of organs
found to be diseased were condemned and destroyed.
House Refuse.
This work is carried out by the Council's
own staff, a weekly collection being made now
throughout the greater part of the District.
Part of the stuff collected is disposed of to brickmakers,
and the remainder taken to the Council's
depot at Carterhatch Lane, where it is levelled
and covered with earth.
The Council is now taking steps to obtain
land suitable for the erection of a dust destructor.
Nuisances, Etc.
It will be seen from the particulars given in
the Report of the Inspector of Nuisances that a
large amount of work has been carried out
during the year in securing the removal of
nuisances, and improvements in the sanitary
condition of the dwellings.