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139
Received from persons occupying premises
complained of 290
Received either from persons who give no address
or no name and address 295
The remainder comprise:—
1. Complaints from persons at other addresses.
2. Inspectors' notices of defects found by them during
supervision of work at other premises.
3. Complaints received from Relieving Officers,
Mansion House Council, Jewish Board, Medical
Men, etc.
4. Notices from Metropolitan Water Board of water
cut off.
5. On reference from other departments and
plaints handed in by the Medical Officer of Health.
6. Inspections of newly-erected dwellings for the issue
of water certificates.
Again, in the circular dated 16th September, 1909, emanating
from the Central and South Hackney Social Party, after
drawing attention to the results of certain house-to-house inspections
which were made in the London Fields District and in
the Homerton District during 1908, the author makes the
following statement:—
"The full effect of these unwholesome surroundings on
the individual and the community cannot be entirely stated,
but some indication is given by a comparison of the rate of
the infantile mortality in the Upper Clapton District compared
with Hackney Wick and Homerton. On page 19 of
the Medical Officer's Report the population of Stamford
Hill and Upper Clapton is stated to be 51,706. The deaths
under one year were 116. In the Hackney Wick and