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their daily duties carry their lives in their hands as surely as a soldier
on the battle-field it is clear that a proper appreciation of their work
s not only due from the Sanitary Authority, but unless it is given
there is an absence of that stimulus and encouragement which leads
to greater efforts on behalf of the public service The statistics
Mr. Boyce and Mr. Field set out in their reports compare most
favourably with those of last year, the total inspections being 6046
as against 5305 for 1895 in the case of Mr. Boyce, and 6379 in the
case of Mr. Field, whose appointment at the end of 1895 does not
allow a comparison being made between the two years. To properly
understand the work of the Sanitary Department a perusal of the
Inspectors' Reports is necessary.
There is also attached the Annual Report of Mr. C. W. Raymond,
the Inspector of Nuisances in Manufactories, so far as it relates to
the North District, and in this case also I desire to express my
indebtedness to his care and attention in every case brought under
his notice and to the hearty manner in which he has assisted me
whenever particular work has rendered it necesary for us to
co-operate. The nuisances experienced from the pollution of the
River Lea by the West Ham authorities, and other nuisances caused
by factories on the borders of the District, have during the year
received Mr. Raymond's attention with satisfactory results in the
case of the latter. The question of the pollution of the River Lea is
a difficult one and is still under the consideration of Committee.
LEGAL Details of cases in which legal proceedings were taken,
PROCEEDINGS, with the results, will be found in the Inspectors' Reports.
These buildings, with the slaughter-houses in the District, have
been regularly inspected, and the necessary steps taken to insure the
BAKEHOUSES AND COWHOUSES regulation various Acts relating to them being
observed. Generally speaking the cowhouses, slaughterhouses
and bakehouses in the district have been in a
satisfactory condition..