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Unhealthy Dwelling Houses.—The only houses which I
reported during the year under the Housing of the Working Classes
Act, 1890, were Nos. 79, 81, and 83, Wellington Road, Forest Gate,
which have been rendered fit in response to notice.
Dead Bodies.—In October and December, I obtained Magistrates'
orders for the removal of dead bodies to the Mortuary.
On the 23rd of March, the Council, in response to a letter from the
King's Norton Rural District Council, adopted the following resolution
and forwarded a copy thereof to the Local Government Board:—
"In the opinion of this Council, it is desirable in the interest
of the public health that the provisions of the Public Health Act,
1875, and the Public Health (Interments) Act, 1879, should be so
amended as to enable any local authority to acquire, provide,
construct, and maintain a Crematorium, and that the Local
Government Board be urged to secure the necessary amendment
of the law."
Infant Life Protection Act, 1897, transferred to the
Board of Guardians the duty, hitherto undertaken by the Council, of
carrying out the provisions of the Act of 1872.
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897, which received the
Royal assent on August 6th, and allows local authorities to " provide
cleansing and disinfection for persons infected with vermin," was
considered by the Council on 12th October, who, following the
recommendation of your Committee did not see fit to take any action
in the matter.
Female Sanitary Inspector.—On consideration of my
last Annual Report, the Council decided to appoint a female assistant
inspector of nuisances. Miss Alice Billing was appointed on January
11th, 1898, and has already done admirable work.