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Bakehouses.
The bakehouses have been regularly inspected during the
past year, and where necessary, orders have been served to
cleanse and limewhite the premises. We have 54 bakehouses
above ground and 22 underground; speaking generally they
are kept in a much more cleanly condition than they were a few
years ago, and would compare very favourably with those in
the west of the metropolis.
Fish Offal.
The removal of this refuse through the streets was up to the
last year or so a standing disgrace; but after the Bye-laws
regulating this matter came into force we took action against a
number of owners of vehicles who created a nuisance by reason
of the imperfeCt construction of their vans; this had a very
good effeCt on most of the removers of this offal; although
during last summer we were on the look out for any breach of
the Bye-laws being committed, we only succeeded in finding
one van that was not in a proper condition, the owner was
summoned at the Police-court and fined £1.
Disinfection.
One of our sheet anchors in dealing with the spread of
Infectious Disease is disinfection, and if thoroughly carried
out there is no doubt these diseases could be limited. I have
from time to time drawn the Vestry's attention to our insufficient
apparatus, and I hoped by this time to be able to
chronicle the fact that Mile End was keeping pace with
the times and favourably comparing with other districts. I
very much regret to say I cannot do so.
This question has been brought to the notice of the Sanitary
Committee on many occasions, and for reasons partly
economic, the matter has been postponed. It was only last year
in my report to the Vestry I commented upon the unsatisfactory
working of the disinfedting oven, and I again urge upon the
Vestry to consider my recommendation in the serious spirit it