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Examination of Foods, &c.
I visited and inspected six shops in South Ward selling Margarine,
in two only was the Act relating to Margarine, properly carried out,
your Authority wrote a caution to delinquents that unless the Act was
carried out further notice would be taken. In all, ten visits have been
made by me to the butcher shops in District and slaughter houses in
order to examine meat and carcasses, on four occasions I have examined
tish and fruit hawked about streets on barrows, and visited fruit shops
in District, in my inspections I have found no reason to take action,
otherwise it would have been brought to your notice.
Certificates, &c.
Six certificates were written under Section 46 Public Health Act,
1875, requiring premises to be cleansed and purified.
Six certificates have been given by me for admission of persons
suffering from Infectious diseases to Hospitals. Five relating to Scarlet
Fever, one to Small-pox. I gave a certificate under Section 70 P. H. A.
75 certifying that the water from a well was so polluted as to be
injurious to health.
Complaints.
Complaints were received of bad smells from sewers in North Ward,
the sewers were examined and cause of smell was probably decomposition
of sewage in house drains, also at one particular spot at the junction of
the high level with the low level sewer the fall of the sewage causing a
disturbance of the matter, this was the suggestion of the Surveyor, I
recommended more flushing and freer ventilation when possible.
Excavations left after Building Operations.
Excavations in different parts of District, which have been left after
building operations gave rise to nuisances on account of the collection of
rain water and refuse of all kinds, three have been done away with
during the year.
It is a matter for congratulation that at length the means for
efficiently flushing house drains has been supplied to a number of cottages
in North Ward by the substitution of Barnet Company water for watt r
from wells.
By request of your Authority I made a special Report "as to
whether any, and if any, what nuisances exist in connection with
premises in Cromwell Road," in my inspection I was accompanied with
Sanitary Inspector, the nuisances were collections of foul water, drainings
from piggeries and stables at the rear of premises, caused by want of
drains to pigstyes and stables, and the blocking up of water course. I
certified that in some instances the pigs were kept so as to be a nuisance
injurious to health, and also a cow. I suggested the complete separation
of drains from pigstyes with surface drain, and the provision of proper
receptacles for manure and filth.