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the circumstances there appeared no grounds for instituting proceedings
against the owners of the beef, and that the said Mark Chauley be
informed that the Committee approve of the course he had taken, and
advised him to act in like manner in the event of any carcases unfit for
human food being sent to him.
There was no prosecution in this case.
A quantity of unsound meat had been seized by Inspector Lapworth, at
Mr. Corbett's, Brick Lane, the same had been condemned by Mr. Cook, the
presiding magistrate at the Worship Street Police Court, and destroyed.
Mr. Corbett attended the Committee and stated that when the seizure
was made he was in the country, and that it was through the neglect of
his man that the meat had not been sent to Mr. Johnson, a tripe dresser,
for pigs' food. The meat in question was not intended for human food.
Resolved that Mr. Corbett be reprimanded by the chairman. Mr. Corbett
was accordingly called in and reprimanded.
There was no prosecution in this case.
SANITARY MISCELLANEA.
The returns of the Sanitary Inspectors give the following results:—
Houses or Premises inspected 7,218
Notices served 2,720
Summonses issued 35
Work Executed in compliance with Notices served.
Houses cleansed and purified 1,210
Cases in which defective drainage has been remedied 1,342
Cesspools abolished 11
Closets provided 4
Closets cleansed and purified 1,574
Urinals cleansed 96
Removals of accumulations of Dung and other offensive matter 1,124
Animals removed in consequence of being a nuisance, or kept in a
condition injurious to public health 217
Fever and Small Pox Cases attended to 96
The Inspectors visited 7,218 houses and premises, and served 2,720
notices, and a great number of visits were made in each case to ascertain
the progress of work done; there were thirty-five summonses taken out
which compelled a frequent attendance at the police court, and much