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The Council took proceedings in the Police Court, and a fine
of £10 and costs was inflicted.
On two occasions a carcase of a pig affected with tuberculosis
was discovered by one of the Inspectors. In the first instance the
carcase was that of a Danish pig which had been examined and
passed by the Danish Government Officials, and had been purchased by
the butcher in one of the City Corporation Markets. The disease
involved one gland in the neck. The whole carcase was destroyed.
In the second case the pig carcase was in good condition, and
the disease in the glands of the throat being small in amount could
have been detected only by a person skilled in meat inspection.
The whole of the carcase and viscera were destroyed.
In both instances there was no doubt that the shopkeeper had
acted in good faith, and the Committee took no action.
HOUSING.
There is a sufficiency of houses for the working classes in the
district, and in general these are in good condition and fit for
habitation.
The majority of the inhabitants of Leyton are occupied during
their working hours in London.
Within recent years building operations have been carried on
very rapidly in the district, to meet the needs of clerks, artisans,
and such workers who find the district conveniently situated with
regard to their places of business.
During the year, only 79 houses have been erected, but this
diminution in the rate of building principally arises from the fact
that there are now very few vacant sites in the district.
House-to-house inspection is regularly carried on, especially
in the poorer neighbourhoods, in which it is found that houses tend
to become more or less insanitary chiefly owing to the class of
tenants occupying them.