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Public House Urinals.
65. The Public House Urinals in the parish are now all
cleansed systematically by the parish, with the result that
they are much better kept than formerly.
Overcrowding.
66. I visited seven houses with respect to Overcrowding.
In most of these cases I found, that, by a little modification of
sleeping arrangements, the overcrowding could be abated, but
in others notices were served. I always prefer not serving
notices in such cases as it means, probably, transferring the
overcrowding from a known house to an unknown house. I
prefer keeping such houses under observation.
Police Court.
67. There were 15 prosecutions in the Police Court. I
attended and gave evidence in two, one for not providing a
sufficient water supply, and the other for selling milk after a
closing order had been made. Convictions were obtained in
11 cases. One contractor was fined £10 for improper repair
of a drain, and a workman £5 for a similar offence. F. S.
Saunders was fined 40/- for exposing unsound Bananas for
sale.
68. In addition to the above, R. B. Robinson was fined 20/for
adulteration of milk 7 percent., Isaac Wells £2 for adulteration
of milk 10 per cent., and W. Huggins 20/- for adulteration
of milk 15 per cent. These were the only cases of adulteration
discovered, but owing to the provisions of the Food and Drugs
Act, it is not very easy to obtain specimens in a way to form
a ground for legal proceedings. It is striking to notice the