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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
(a) Complaints of Nuisances.—During the year 1914 there
were 2,095 complaints of nuisances made to the Public Health
Department and investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors of the
Borough. Defects or nuisances were discovered in 1,593 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 2,186. This is
an increase of 59 upon the number inspected during 1913. 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
1,162. These inspections are in addition to those made under (a)
and (6), 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 1914 was 3,980. The number
of statutory notices served were 286; 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.
House-to-House Inspections, 1914.—No. 11 District.
Inspector: E. F. Kemp.
Number of premises inspected 82
Number of premises inspected in which nuisances were found 42
Number of intimation notices served 42
Found. Abated.
The house or part in dirty condition 39 39
,, ,, dilapidated condition 7 7
The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance 5 5
,, without a water supply 1 1