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Bakehouses.
There are 126 bakehouses in use in the district, 67 in the parish
of Hammersmith, and 59 in the parish of Fulham. Uuder my instructions
they were regularly inspected once in each quarter, and
in many cases notices were served upon the bakers under the
Nuisance Removal Act, requiring them to remedy defects in the sanitary
state of their premises. During last year a new Act was passed,
which relates to Bakehouses. It is named "The Factory and Workshop
Act, 1883." By this Act the powers and duties conferred upon
Factory Inspectors under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1878, are
transferred to the Medical Officer of Health of the Local Sanitary
Authority. It is to be hoped that this alteration in the law will have
a beneficial effect, as there can be no doubt that the sanitary conditiou
of bakehouses has in times past been by no means what it should be.
Sanitary Work.
During last year 2370 notices were served by your Sanitary Inspectors
for the removal of nuisances and unsanitary conditions, 164
notices were also served by your dust Inspector for the construction
of proper dust bins. Of the 2370 notices served 2041 had been complied
with by the end of last December. Of the 164 notices served,
120 had been complied with by the end of the year. During the year
62 summonses were taken out in the sanitary departments. 35 of the
summonses were in reference to pig keeping, in 34 of which Magistrate's
order were made, as prayed for, with nominal costs. In the
other case, the swine were removed by the hearing; day, and so the
summons was withdrawn, without costs; 25 were in reference to
nuisances on private premises, 9 were withdrawn on the payment of
2s. costs in each case, the nuisance having been removed by the hearing
day. 14 were withdrawn, without costs, the notices having been obeyed
by the hearing day. In two cases Magistrate's orders were made with
4s. costs in each case. There were 68 cases of infectious diseases
removed to hospitals by your Inspector, and disinfection of houses and
infected articles was carried out by your Inspector in reference to 239
cases of infectious disease. It is hardly necessary for me to point out
that a great improvement has taken place in the working of the
sanitary department; still, however, it must be owned that there is
plenty of room for improvement.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
The Local Government Board by notice published in the "London
G-azette,'' has decided that the 35th section of the Sanitary Act, 1866,
shall be in force in all of the districts of London. Under this section
it is the duty of your Board to make regulations for the registration
regulation inspection and cleanly condition of houses which are
occupied by more than the members of one family. This section gives