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The Deposit of London Refuse in the District has been continued but there have
besn no complaints as to nuisances arising therefrom. The powers of control
conferred on the Council under Bye-Laws approved by the Local Government Board
have proved very effective, and I consider that it is in consequence of these
powers having been put into force by the Council that complaints, which used to
be so frequent, have now ceased.
A small quantity of London Refuse was brought by rail to a Station
in another part of the District during the early part of the year, but most of
this refuse was taken outside the District. The small quantity deposited
within the District was promptly ploughed into agricultural land.
Sanitary Inspections of District. The Sanitary Inspector's statement as
to his work during the year is as follows:-
No.of In- Purpose and description.
spectiona
6 To certify compliance with orders for cleansing and whitewashing.
39 To arrange for disinfection after infectious disease and to make
enquiries as to source of infection.
2 Inspections of Common Lodging House.
24 Inspections of Cowsheds.
40 Inspections of Slaughterhouses.
4 Inspections of Fruit Pickers Lodgings.
66 Special Inspections of Workshops.
2 Special Inspections of Factory.
5 Inspections of premises of outworkers.
491 Premises inspected and records taken in course of House-to-House
Inspection (See Note X below).
2 Other Sanitary Inspections. (See Hote X below).
681
X Detailed records of inspections necessary to advise as to compliance
with notices served and to certify compliance therewith, are not kept, find
such inspections are not included above.
Notices served and work done in consequence of such visits are
dealt with under the heading of Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations
1910.
Schools. Towards the end of the year attention was called by the
spector tocthe insanitary condition of the paving of the sanitary offices of
one of the public elementary schools in the District, and a communication was
addressed to the School Managers on the subject with a request that the
matter should receive their attention.
Apart from this the sanitary condition of and water supply to public
ele?.nentary schools in the District is satisfactory.
The Public Elementary Schools in the District and the approximate
number of children on the books are as follows
Bexley Church of England. 380
Bridgen Church of England. 105
Bexleyheath Church of England. 610
Upland Council. 1070
Welling Council. 610
Posters Endowed Schools, East Wickham. 320
TOT AT;. 3095
With a view to obviating the spread of infectious disease among
scholars, notice is sent by the Sanitary Inspector to the head master of the
school attended by any child of school age residing in a house in which a
case of infectious disease occurs, so that the child may be watched and any
sign of illness detected at an early stage.
FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply. At the commencement of the year there were in the District
12 sheds registered for the keeping of cows for the supply of milk to
the public. Cowkeeping in one of the sheds was discontinued during the year.
The premises were inspected twice and were liraewashed in Hay and
October.
All the cows in the registered sheds were inspected monthly by the
Council's Veterinary Inspector. The number of animals inspected varied from
149 in January to 115 in December.
In August a case of tuberculosis of the udder was detected and on
the advice of the Veterinary Inspector was reported by the owner to the County
Council under the Diseases of .Animals Acts (Tuberculosis Order of 1913). A
microscopical examination of the milk was made and an Order for the slaughter
of the animal issued by the County Council. A post-mortem examination con-