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bed for four weeks. During the time he was worst his mother,
who attended upon him, on one or two occasions measured out the
milk, and in November, about 14 days afterwards, cases occurred
in a large institution at Hackney and in another at Bethnal Green,
the places being a mile-and-a-half from one another. Three
private families were also attacked about the same time, all
being supplied with milk from the said dairy. Five cases
occurred almost simultaneously in one establishment and four in
the other, although there were, so far as I could learn, no other
cases near them. I did not obtain information until too late to
trace out the number of other cases, if any. Other cases of
typhoid occurred during the year in houses where the drains
were defective, and two where old cesspools were found under
the floor of the kitchen.
During the year I attended at the Worship Street and
Clerkenwell Police Courts to give evidence against 90 persons
who had neglected to comply with the notices served on them
for the abatement of nuisances. Some of these were of more
than ordinary interest, amongst which I may mention the order
obtained against the London General Omnibus Company, for
neglect of their contractor to promptly remove the stable dung
from their premises. The plan adopted was to throw down sawdust
which absorbed the urine and was swept up along with the
horse droppings. This was frequently allowed to remain
unremoved for some days causing a disgusting nuisance, which
was much complained of. The magistrate ordered the abatement
of the nuisance. Another case was heard against a sausagemaker
for having in his possession meat in prepartion for the food
of man, which was unfit for that purpose. The animal had
suffered from lung disease which rendered the flesh dark and wet,
so that on my evidence, and that of the inspector, the person
was convicted in a penalty of £10. In another case the
magistrates made an order for the paving and drainage of a
small undedicated street which formed a cul de sac, and was held