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Section IV.
THE SANITAEY CONDITION OF THE BOROUGH.
The tabular statements prepared by the Sanitary Inspectors show
that 1,251 separate premises were reported on by them during 1912, 268
of this number being with reference to cases of notifiable infectious
disease, and 470 in the course of house-to-house inspections made in
certaiu of the poorer streets of the Borough.
It has been necessary to take legal proceedings for breaches of the
Public Health (London) Act, in respect of one house only.
Drainage.—During the year 15 transferences were made to the
Surveyor's Department, in accordance with the Council's resolution of
the 15th April, 1908, of premises where re-drainage works were required.

Disinfection.—During the past year, 277 premises have been disinfected
after cases of infectious or other disease, 33 of these being
rooms which had been in occupation by persons suffering from phthisis
ending fatally. In addition, 354 rooms were disinfected for the presence
of bugs and other vermin, and were subsequently stripped and cleansed
by the owners of the property.
At the disinfecting station, 1,279 separate articles of bedding or
clothing were disinfected, and 21 beds, mattresses, &c., were destroyed in
the incinerator.
Smoke Nuisance.—The working of the Generating Station, Lots.
road, for the supply of electric current to the Underground Electric
Railways of London, has continued to be satisfactory during the year, so
far as the emission of smoke is concerned, no complaints having
been received.
Basement Workrooms.—During the year seven new basement workrooms
have come into occupation, and three were closed, there being at
the end of the year 58 basement workrooms in the Borough, with
accomodation for some 400 workers.
As mentioned in my eight preceding Annual Reports, the sanitary
conditions of these basement workrooms are by no means satisfactory in
respect of lighting, warming, ventilation, and, in some cases, aerial
disconnection of water.closets from workrooms.