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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
(а) Complaints of Nuisances.—During the year 1913 there
were 2,437 complaints of nuisances made to the Public Health
Department and investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors of the
Borough. Defects or nuisances were discovered in 1,869 of the
complaints. Notices for the remedy or abatement of these were
served upon the owner or person responsible under the above
Act.
(b) Infectious Disease.—The occupied dwellings inspected
during the year after infectious disease numbered 2,127. This is
an increase of 331 upon the number inspected during 1912. Any
nuisances or sanitary defect found were dealt with under the provisions
of the above Act.
(c) House-to-House Inspections.—The number of house-tohouse
inspections made by the Inspectors during the year was
1,383. These inspections are in addition to those made under (a)
and (b), and exclusive of inspections made under the Housing, Town
Planning Act, 1909. The nuisances or sanitary defects found were
dealt with in the same manner as those under (a) and (b). Nuisances
or defects found on inspection were remedied in most cases on service
of an intimation notice only. The total number of such notices
served during 1913 was 4,852. The number of statutory notices
served were 230 ; and summonses were issued in 4 cases.
The following details relate to house-to-house inspections made
by the special inspectors engaged for this work.