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Bethnal Green 1900
The Chief Inspector's annual report on the work of the sanitary department for the year ending December, 1900
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THE
CHIEF INSPECTORS ANNUAL REPORT
on the work of the
Public Health & Sanitary Department
For the Year ending December 31st, 1900.
To the Chairman and Gentlemen of the Public Health and
Sanitary Committee of the Metropolitan Borough
Council of Bethnal Green.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I respectfully beg leave to present my fifth Annual
Report on the work of your staff, and the proceedings taken in
your department for the year 1900.
HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTIONS.
It will be within your recollection, that about a year ago I was
instructed to test all drains in carrying out house to house work,
and since that instruction was given the following streets have been
visited, and the drains of each house tested.
List of Streets visited " House-to-House" and the Drains tested from the
20th November, 1899 to 31st December, 1900.
District A.
Bandon Road, 18 to 26 and Quinn's Square
17 to 45 Robinson Road
Cyprus Street Sewardstone Road
Ellesmere Road. 32 to 82 Vyner Street, 2 to 26
Lark Row 1Wadeson Street, 7 to 33