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Inspection should be accompanied by the stamping of meat
which was approved as fit for human food, and the inpectors
of the sanitary authorities should, by sufficient
inspection of meat exposed for sale, ensure that it has
been duly examined.' "
Nuisances (See Table XVa.).
14. 380 complaints of sanitary defects were received and investigated,
compared with 623, 458, 493 and 457, in the four
preceding years.
It is reasonable to suppose that the diminution of complaints
corresponds with the reduction of nuisances; it may therefore
be taken as proof of efficient inspection and improved sanitary
conditions.
Forty complaints of non-removal of dust were made and
attended to, compared with 160, 114, 70 and 42, in the four preceding
years. Here also we notice a satisfactory improvement.
Seven of the dust complaints came from Woolwich Parish; 28
from Plumstead, and 5 from Eltham.
The dust in Woolwich is collected by your Council's employees,
but that in Plumstead and Eltham by two different contractors.
A proposal to collect the house refuse throughout the Borough by
direct labour is now under consideration.
15. Although the complaints of non-removal of dust are very
few, it is unfortunately true that there are many instances where
the whole of the house refuse is not regularly removed owing to
the carelessness of the householders, and the neglect of the dustmen
to remove anything not placed in the proper receptacles. The
littered and dirty condition of back yards and gardens is a matter
which requires and receives the constant attention of the sanitany
inspectors, but where the dust is removed by the Council's
employees it is to be expected that they should see that there is
no removable house refuse left unremoved.