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houses which owing to their age are almost uninhabitable.
In April last I read a special report on the
insanitary condition of three houses in Bell Alley,
Strand-on-the-Green, which in consequence of insufficient
air space rendered them unfit for habitation.
This matter having been referred to your Surveyor to
report on, he agreed with me that with a view of
obtaining the requisite amount of ventilation the
demolition of a part of the buildings would be necessary
in order to give the remaining houses adequate
ventilation. I may add that the condemned house
since the notice has been served has been vacated,
and as a result no further action has been taken.
Whenever I considered it necessary I have from
time to time inspected various premises in the district,
and it is hardly necessary to remind you that the
work of my special department increases yearly.
With a large and growing population such as Chiswick
it is a matter of the utmost importance that the
powers conferred and extended to your Council with
regard to the interests of Public Health should be
thoroughly carried out : failing this, sanitary legislation
becomes a dead letter.
Factory and Workshop Ad.
A register of out-workers in connection with
various trades is kept in my department, and the
necessary supervision given by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
This Act has been duly enforced during the year,
having the effect of raising the quality of the food sold
in the district; the cuality of the milk has greatly improved,
which is a matter of the utmost importance.