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During last year 49 summonses were taken out at the
Hammersmith Police Court through your Sanitary Department.
3 were against persons for keeping cows without a license. In 2
of these cases the defendants were fined £2 each with 2s. costs in
each case, in the other case the defendant was fined £1 with 2s.
costs. One summons was for keeping swine contrary to a
notice of your Board. In this case a magistrate's order was
made by consent of the defendant prohibiting him from keeping
swine upon the premises and ordering him to pay a nominal
fine of is. and 2s, costs, 6 were against pig keepers for
keeping swine contrary to magistrate's orders, 2 were fined 10s.
and 2s. costs in each case, in one case the defendant was fined
40s. and 2s. costs, 3 were withdrawn without any order as to
costs, the swine having been removed by the hearing day, 32
were in reference to nuisances on private premises. In 14 of
these cases magistrates' orders were made with 4s. costs in
each case, 9 summonses were withdrawn on payment of 2s. costs
in each case as the notice of your Sanitary Committee had been
complied with by the hearing day. Eight summonses were withdrawn
on technical grounds without any order as to costs, and
one summons was dismissed on technical grounds. In 5 of these
last mentioned cases fresh summonses were granted, one summons
was against a person for exposing diseased meat for sale. The
defendant was fined £10 and further ordered to pay £3 5s. costs.
Six summonses were against builders for constructing houses without
a proper water supply. At the first hearing of the summonses
they were adjourned. At the adjourned hearing the summonses
were withdrawn without any order as to costs, the water having
been laid on by the adjourned hearing day.
During last year 148 cases of infectious diseases were removed
to hospitals by or at the request of your Inspectors, and
the disinfection of houses and infected articles was curried out
by your officers in reference to 528 cases of infectious diseases.
A great improvement in the administration of the business of
your Sanitary Department has taken place during the year.
During last year your Board had under consideration the
order of the Local Government Board that you should make
regulations under the 35th Sec. of the Sanitary Act 1866 and
the 47th Sec. of the Sanitary Laws Amendment Act, 1874.
Up to the end of the year your Board had not decided to make
any regulations, but the subject was still under the consideration
of your Sanitary Committee.
public mortuary.
Nothing was done last year towards providing a proper public
mortuary for the District. Bodies have been taken to the