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Food Supply.
The food supply is entirely from the London markets
and. with the exception of the small quantity killed at
the slaughterhouse in the North Ward, the meat shows
evidence of having been previously examined. I received
one complaint of unsound fruit having been sold,
but on investigation satisfied myself that the fruit
although crushed somewhat, was quite sound and wnolesome.
The number of food hawkers, not having shops
in the district, has decreased, and the itinerant" Butter
woman" has not been observed during the year; the
seller of cheap pudding milk, too, has left the district.
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No complaints have been received re the milk supply,,
and it has not been necessary to take informal samples.
The milk supply has not been examined this year for
Tubercle, pending the new legislation coming into force.
The new Act is now on the statute book and will become
operative in October, 1915, when our work that was
optional will become obligatory. The milk supply is
practically wholly derived from outside sources, there
only being three cowsheds now in use within the district,
with an average of 40 cows between them.
The bakeries number six, two of which were underground.
Two complaints were received from the Home
Office Inspectors (which were remedied) relating to the
non sweeping of floors. These complaints arise from
the fact that the bakehouses are detached from the
shops, and that in wet weather especially, dirt is carried
in on the boots of the operatives when passing between
shop and bakehouse. One underground bakehouse was
infested with flies during the summer, and the occupier
was warned to keep the place free from sweetstuffs, of
which a considerable quantity was found exposed at
the time of inspection.
Housing.
My previous remarks on this subject still hold
good. The Council's scheme for the provision of
houses in the South Ward is held up temporarily, by