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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
(а) Complaints of Nuisances.—During the year 1910 there
were 1,835 complaints of nuisance, &c., made to the Public Health
Department, which were subsequently investigated by the sanitary
inspectors of the Borough. About 17 per cent, of these complaints
were anonymous, but in almost all cases they received the same
consideration as other complaints. Of course, notices were served
for the remedy of any defects or nuisances found upon the person
or persons responsible under the above Act.
(б) Infectious Disease.—The number of houses inspected
during the year after infectious disease was much less than during
1909. The total was 953. This is a decrease of 405 upon the number
inspected during the preceding year. The sanitary defects or nuisances
found were dealt with under the powers conferred by the
above Act.
(c) House-to-House Inspections.—These are distinct from and
in addition to those made under (a) and (6). Owing to the decrease
in the number of cases of notifiable disease it has been possible for
the inspectors to devote themselves more to house-to-house inspections.
The number of such inspections made by the inspectors
during the year was 2,354, just 100 more than during 1909. These
inspections have not been confined to one part of the Borough,
but have been made in all parts of the Borough. Naturally the
poorer localities received more attention in this respect, such as
Homerton, Hackney Wick, De Beauvoir Town, Spring Hill and
London Fields. The nuisance found were dealt with in the same
manner as those found under the heading (a) and (6).
Nuisances or defects found on inspection were remedied in
most cases on the service of intimation notices alone. The total
number of such notices served during the year was 3,912. The
number of statutory notices was 280 and legal proceedings were
initiated in 15 instances. The following details relate to house-tohouse
inspections made by the special inspectors appointed for
this work:—