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Sanitary Work
CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR.
From the table compiled by the Inspectors it will be seen
that a large amount of very useful work has been accomplished,
and knowing the various details of the work, I can honestly
say that the Inspectors, all three of them, have taken the
keenest interest in their work, and the three districts (into
which the Hamlet is divided for sanitary purposes) will be
found to compare more than favourably with any in London.
Unsound Food.
During the year a number of seizures of unsound food
have been made, consisting of tinned goods in each case.
It had come to our knowledge that a certain dealer in manure
had been allowed to remove tinned foods as refuse from certain
wholesale dealers, and strong suspicion was entertained that
some of the tins were finding their way elsewhere than to the
rubbish heap. On April 23rd a cart belonging to the manure
dealer in question was observed and followed to a jam factory
at No. 12, Old Church Road, in the occupation of Messrs.
White and Bayer. Your Inspector, Mr. Twaits, after allowing
a short time to elapse, made an unexpected visit to the
factory, and there found blown tins of fruit being manufactured
into " pure home made jam."
He was enabled to seize a large quantity, which were
removed and condemned. The next day, accompanied by the
Inspector, I visited the premises of the manure dealer,
Worsfold, who admitted that Bayer had offered to do the
best he could with the stuff.
Both Bayer and Worsfold were summoned, each being
fined £20 and costs.