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ducted by the officers of the Font County Council showed that the animal was
suffering from advanced tuberculosis. The carcase was condemned as unfit
for food and was buried in lime.
With this exception all the animals inspected were found to be in
healthy condition.
A very large proportion of the milk consumed in the District is imported
by rail from Wiltshire and elsewhere.
In every case of infectious disease which occurs inquiry is made as
to the source of the milk supply in use, but during the past year there has
been nothing to indicate that any cases of disease could be attributed to
unwholesome milk.
(b) Other goods. No action has been taken or needed during the year with
regard to unsound foods. The sanitary condition of premises where foods are
prepared, stored or exposed for sale, is satisfactory.
There are 16 registered bakehouses in the District, all of which are
inspected at least twice in the year. They are limewashed every six months
and their condition is satisfactory. Hone are underground.
The Sanitary Inspector is not qualified for meat inspection, and no
such inspection is made in the District. Practically the whole of the beef
and a very large proportion of the mutton and pork consumed in the District
is slaughtered elsewhere and is subject to inspection before it reaohes the
District.
Quarterly inspections of the 10 registered slaughterhouses in the
District are made and they are periodically limewaBhed in a satisfactory manner.
These alaughter houses continue to be used only to a very limited
extent.
(c) The Sale of Food and Drugs Act are administered in this District by the
County Council.
Housing of the working CLASSES ACTS 1890 to 1909. Work under the Housing
(inspection of District)Regulation 1910 has been continuously carried on
during the year, 491 houses having been systematically inspected under and for
the purposes of Sec., 17 of the Housing, Town Planning etc. Act, 1909,
In addition 3 houses in respect of which the Council took action in
the year 1912 under Sec. 15 of the Act were re-inspected with a view to action
under Sec. 17, the omission on the pert of the owner to give the written
notice prestribed by Sub-Sec. a of Sec. 15 of the Act having left the Council
in doubt as to their legal position on the previous proceedings.
A tabulated statement of action under Sec. 17 of the Housing, Town
Planning etc. Act 1909; follows, viz:-
Number of houses inspected under and for the purposes of the Section. 494
Number of houses which on inspection were considered to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation, 4
Number of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to
the making of Closing Orders. 4
Number of Closing Orders made. 4
Number of dwellinghouses the defects in which were remedied without
the making of Closing Order. (Representation made in the year
1912). 1
Number of dwellinghouses which after the making of Closing Orders
.were put into a fit state for human habitation. 1
Number of houses demolished after issue of Closing Orders. 3
Five Closing Orders issued in December 1912 became operative and the
premises were closed for human habitation in January 1913. They remained
closed for several months, the owner taking no steps to render them fit for
human habitation. At my suggestion the Council in October considered the
question of demolition of the property, due notice of such consideration being
given to the owner, whose agent appeared before the Sanitary Committee and
admitted that the owner recognised that it was not possible to make the
premises fit for human habitation, but desired them to be left standing in
order that they might at some future time be used for some other purposes A
motion to serve demolition orders was ultimately defeated by a vote of the
Council.
The demolition of the property being in. my opinion necessary, and the
Council's decision in the matter according to the Act being wrong, I took
steps to have the question of demolition reconsidered, and as a result the
Council in December 1912 ordered fresh statutory notice of consideration of
the question of demolition to be served on the owner.
Three of the houses in respect of which Closing Orders were issued
had been vacant for several months and were in a ruinous condition; the
fourth was generally dilapidated, and was thoroughly restored before the
Closing Order was determined.