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To keep abreast of the times, two of your Inspectors have
voluntarily qualified and passed the new examination as
" Inspectors of Meat and other Foods," which involved considerable
personal expense, and a course of practical instruction
in one of the City Corporation Cattle Markets, from' the
slaughter houses of which quantities of diseased carcases,
organs, etc., are available in the condemned store-house, as
object lessons for the officers, who are eligible for the special
course under the Veterinary Inspector of the Market.
WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT.
Four samples of water were taken from the local water
mains of the Metropolitan Water Board and submitted to the
Clinical Research Association for bacteriological examination.
All were examined quantitatively. The reports thereon were
considered quite satisfactory by the Health Committee, so
that no qualitative examination of the organisms was considered
necessary. All houses have a constant supply from
such mains, except in a very few instances where wells exist.
Seldom are defective or dirty water cisterns found, as the
water is in so many instances drawn direct from the main,
rendering storage cisterns unnecessary.
CONCLUSION.
It has been a busy year, the unusual prevalence of diphtheria,
the growth of the district, and the progressive application
of sanitary principles, make it necessary at times to