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unwholesome Meat.— A considerable seizure of meat
that had become unwholesome, was effected, in October, in the
north-east district, by the Inspector for that district, on the
premises of a retail butcher. A portion of the meat was
submitted to the sitting magistrate at the West London Police
Court, by whom it was condemned, and the whole quantity
seized was destroyed forthwith. Proceedings having been
taken by your Vestry's directions against the person at whose
shop the meat was seized, a conviction was obtained, and a fine
of twenty pounds, with costs, was inflicted. It may be mentioned
in this connection, that by section 47 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, the law with regard to diseased,
unsound, and unwholesome food has been made more comprehensive
and more stringent than the law previously in force,
under which, of course, the above proceedings, were taken.
During the year, 6,655 houses were inspected, and 2,149
notices were issued, viz., under the Nuisances Removal Acts
and the Metropolis Local Management Acts, and under the
Lodging-house Regulations. The number of houses inspected
in 1890 was 6,028, the notices issued being 2,179.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESSES.
My remarks under this head may 'Serve the purpose of
showing the advantages to be expected from the bye-laws we
hope shortly to possess under the provisions of the Public
Health Act, and the difficulties Sanitary Authorities have
had to contend with in the past for want of such bye-laws.
Your Vestry took steps, in 1883, to get one offensive business
(Marine Store dealer) scheduled by the Metropolitan Board
of Works, under the provisions of the Slaughter-houses
(Metropolis) Act, 1874, without success. But, as it will
appear, the Special Purposes and Sanitary Committee of that
body ultimately saw reason to modify the views they had
originally expressed, so that their final opinions came to
correspond closely with those I had set out in the Reports