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selling a loaf of bread containing several splinters of
wood He was fined £20 and ordered to pay 3 guineas costs
(ii) Proceedings were taken against the baker men
tioned in (i) above for selling a roll of bread which con
tained an insect He was fined £10 and ordered to pay 2
guineas costs
(iii) Proceedings under the Pood Hygiene Regulations
were taken against a street trader for exposing food lower
than 18 inches from the ground He was fined £5 and ordered
to pay 2 guineas costs
Offensive Trades,
There are two establishments in the district at which
the trade of rag sorting is carried on
In both cases the premises are satisfactory and proper
supervision over the disposal of the rags is exercised.
Drainage.
Nine cesspools were abolished during the year leaving
cesspools still in use at 32 premises.
One pail closet was abolished but since an additional
one was brought into use there is no change in the total
It seems absurd that in this day and age a pail closet has
to be accepted under the Factories Act, as a suitable
sanitary convenience Only four of the 23 pail closets
shown in the table opposite are at dwelling houses the
rest being at farms factories workplaces etc
The table shows that there is very little scope for
further progress in this direction and the abolition of
cesspools will depend on owners accepting the Council's
offer to undertake a connection to the sewer on payment by
the owner of 50% of the cost A similar grant is also made
where water closets are substituted for pail closets
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