Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1904
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HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTION.
The Council approved in February, 1904, of the appointment
of an additional sanitary inspector for the purpose of making
a complete house to house inspection throughout the whole
Borough. The subjoined table gives the result of such
inspection : —
Name of Road.
Premises inspected
Defects.
Ilderton Road
3 2
2
Whitepost Lane
3
2
Wagner Street
9
4
Canterbury Road
23
8
Alpine Road
34
4
Silwood Street
3I
17
Edale Road
48
14
Rokeby Road
55
18
Addey Street
74
42
Cornbury Road
33
25
Total
342
13 6
Total re-inspections, calls, &c, in connection with the above
136 defects —1,025.
HOUSE PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, &c
A summary of the Sanitary work done during the year will
be found in Table No. 2.
The total number of premises inspected was 4,297, whilst
re-inspections, calls, service of notices, &c., amounted to 17,995.
The number of preliminary notices or " Intimations " served
during the year was 1,687, whilst the number of Statutory
Notices served was but 121, and in only 16 cases was it
necessary to take legal proceedings to enforce these orders.
Overcrowding was abated in 22 cases, without having to
take any legal proceedings.