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Diseases of Animals Act requiring the notification of any cow
suffering from tuberculosis of the udder, indurated udder, or
other chronic disease of the udder, or any bovine animal
suffering from tuberculosis with emaciation (see Annual
Report, 1913).
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
17. Two slaughter-houses were removed from the register,
leaving 10. 40 inspections were made, and 3 notices served
and complied with.
NUISANCES (see Table 15a).
18. 454 complaints of sanitary defects were received and
investigated, compared with 400, 361, and 441, in the three
preceding years.
55 complaints of non-removal of dust were made and
attended to, compared with 20, 29, and 38, in the three preceding
years. 11 of the dust complaints came from Woolwich
parish, 32 from Plumstead, and 12 from Eltham.
The dust in Woolwich is collected by your Council's employees,
but that in Plumstead and Eltham by contractors,
Messrs. Tuff & Hoar. The dust collection in Eltham was
taken over by Messrs. Tuff & Hoar from Mr. Tucker in
1913.
19. Drains and Water-Closets. 12 defective combined
drains were investigated and reported upon by the Chief
Sanitary Inspector, compared with 27, 16, and 7, in the three
preceding years.. These drains affected 74 houses.
450 private drains, found choked and defective, were
examined, cleared, and relaid, compared with 319, 399, and