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Infectious Disease.
Houses from which infectious disease had been notified were
promptly inspected, and any defective sanitary arrangements put
in order, with the necessary stripping and cleansing of walls, &c.
Under the sections of the Public Health (London) Act 1891,
relating to nuisances, very little trouble was encountered with
property owners, the following persons being fined for noncompliance
with orders.
Eichard Lovell, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., in respect of
Nos. 1, 2, Baltic Place,
5, 8, Baltic Court,
1, Memel Street.
Fines and costs inflicted were—£5.
T. Priestly, 28, Finsbury Circus, in respect to Nos. 4, 12, 16,
18, 19, Hatfield Street. Fines and costs inflicted were
equal to £10 153.
Unsound Foodstuffs.
Max Cooby, 71, Old Street, unsound fish. Fine £5 5s. and
£3 3s. costs.
E. Durman, Whitecross Street, unsound tinned food. Fine £50
or 3 months hard labour.
F. W. Hearn & Co., City Road, unsound anchovies. Case
dismissed.
Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts, 1875, 1879 and 1887.
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts various fines and
penalties were inflicted. See Medical Officer of Health's Report
for details.
House to house inspection.
During the year a systematic inspection was made to ascertain
the existence of nuisance. The following list shows the
streets visited. We would again respectfully point out here that
house to house inspection necessarily takes a great portion of our
time, as every room must be inspected, and the particulars
obtained so as to form an opinion as to whether there is existence
of overcrowding.