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recorded. Least rain fell in September, when only 0.439 of an inch was measured.
The general rainfall in the Thames Valley above Teddington amounted to 32.45
inches, and in the Lee Valley 27.80 inches. (Dr. Mill's Returns).
In accordance with Section 49 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. communications
were received from the Metropolitan Water Board as to water supplies
being cut off in respect to 82 premises, as compared with 83 in 1909, 65 in 1908,
and 113 in 1907. Of these 48 were in the New River District and 34 in that of the
East London. In 37 of these the houses had been vacated, in 19 water pipes were
broken or leaky, in 6 the water rates had not been paid, in 3 the supplies had been
cut off by request, in 9 there was waste, and in 8 no reasons were given as to why
the supply had been stopped.
No complaints were received as to the quality of the water supplied in the Borough
and there was no reason for suspecting the occurrence of any water-borne illness.
SANITARY WORK.
Preliminary notices as to insanitary conditions were served in respect to 2,886
premises. Of these 462 were dealt with under the supervision of Inspector Lear.
254 under Inspector Firth, 431 under that of Inspector Jordan, 419 under Inspector
Langstone, 534 under Inspector Pearson, and 786 under Inspector Stokes. The
figures of Inspector Lear relate to the first ten months of the year. Inspector Firth
was absent for nearly six months owing to the results of an accident. In connection
with the work arising from the notices, some 746 letters were sent to owners of property.
builders and others concerned.
Some 28,626 visits of inspection were made by the sanitary inspectors during
the year. The premises under inspection included dwelling houses, artizan's dwellings,
houses let in lodgings, outworker's premises, factories, workshops, laundries,
bakehouses, cowsheds, milk-vendor's premises, ice-cream shops, slaughter-houses,
and premises where food is prepared and sold.
In the subjoined table is contained a summary giving an idea as to the nature
of the work done for the abatement of nuisances and for improving the dwellings
of the people in Shoreditch, which has been compiled from the abstracts of their
work prepared by the sanitary inspectors:—