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of the locality were willing to come forward and give evidence as
to the existence of a nuisance.
Licensed Cow House.
The whole of the licensed cow houses in the district were kept
under a regular quarterly inspection during last year. With very
few exceptions they were found to be well conducted in conformity
with your Board's requirements.
Licensed Slaughter Houses.
The whole of the licensed slaughter houses in the district were
regularly inspected once a quarter. They were found to be well
managed, and in a clean condition.
Bakehouses.
There are 120 Bakehouses in the district. Under my instruction
they were regularly inspected once a quarter. In many cases they
were found to be in an unsanitary condition. Notices were at once
served under the Nuisance Removal Act, requiring the bakers to
remedy the defects and in every case compliance with the requirements
of the notice was obtained.
Sanitary Work.
During last year 423 notices were served by your three Sanitary
Inspectors for the removal of nuisances, and 1.37 by your Dust
Inspectors for the construction of proper dust bins. 16 summonses
were taken out, 15 for the non-compliance with notices to remove
nuisances on private premises, and one for disobeying a magistrate's
order. In eight cases magistrate's orders were made for the nuisances
to be removed and the cost of the summonses to be paid. In all of
these cases the order was complied with. Seven summonses were
withdrawn, 5 with and 2 without costs. In these 7 cases the
notice had been complied with by the day that the summonses were
to be heard. In the case of the summons for disobeying a magistrate's
order,, the defendant was fined £7 12s. 6d., and was ordered
to pay £l 9s. costs. There were 61 cases of infectious diseases
removed to the hospital, and disinfection was carried out in reference
to 350 cases. It must be obvious to any one looking at the
foregoing figures that a very large amount of work is performed
annually by your sanitary inspectors. Still, however, there is not
sufficient regular inspection of the poor class property. The whole
of the poor class property in the district ought to be inspected at
least once a quarter. I find that a very large amount of two of
your inspectors' time is taken up in reference to the collecting of
samples for analysis and in prosecutions under the Adulteration Act.
It is my opinion that there is quite enough for them to do if they work
their utmost without additional work, and that the regular sanitary
inspection of the district cannot be properly performed under the
present system. I beg to remind you that the population of this
district has been greatly increasing of late years, and the sanitary
work has been growing at a still greater rate, owing to the strict
regulations of your sanitary department.