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of throwing fish-shells on the ground, both at the Fair and in
the High Street, as it was productive of very noxious smells
owing to the hot weather.
The excessive heat and absence of rain for a long period
previous to the Fair had the effect of producing very unfavourable
conditions, and the dust raised was a grave
nuisance. Indeed, it is surprising so little illness resulted.
Beyond a few cases of diarrhoea, which received medical
attention, no illness of an infectious type was found to exist
in the vans.
COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.
The number of Common Lodging-Houses upon the
Register remains the same, namely, two.
One house has increased its accommodation during the
year by an additional room for married couples, after having
been altered to comply with the Bye-laws.
This room was registered to accommodate 4 persons.
The accommodation available in these Houses is for 54
lodgers, as compared with 50 last year. .
During Barnet Fair three midnight inspections were
made. The prosecution of the keeper of one of these Houses
for overcrowding, and infringing against the Bye-laws during
the previous Fair, has evidently had a good effect, for during
the whole of the Fair both Houses were conducted upon
proper lines, and their condition generally has been satisfactory
throughout the year.
DISEASED AND UNSOUND FOOD.
The premises wherein food is stored and prepared for
sale have received numerous visits with a view to securing
that it is prepared under proper conditions, and that no
unsound food is exposed for sale.
A case of suspected Swine Fever having occurred in one
of the Slaughter-houses, the Police communicated with the
authorities under the Contagious Diseases Animals Act, who
gave instructions for the burial of the carcase, which was
carried out at the Farm.
I thereupon ordered the remaining pigs, three in number,
to be slaughtered, and made a careful examination of the
carcases and offal. They were found to be perfectly healthy
and I accordingly passed them as being fit for food.