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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
(a) Complaints of Nuisance.—During the year 1915 there were
2,248 complaints of nuisance made to the Public Health Department
and investigated by Sanitary Inspectors of the Borough.
Defects or nuisances were discovered in 1,794 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 2,070. This is
a decrease of 116 upon the number inspected during 1914. Any
nuisances or defects found were dealt with under the provisions
of the above Act.
(c) House-to-House Inspections.—The number of house-to-house
inspections made by the Inspectors during the year was 978. 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 1915 was 4,519. The number of Statutory Notices served
was 266. Legal proceedings were initiated in 22 cases.
ARTICLES OF FOOD SEIZED OR SURRENDERED AS UNFIT
FOR FOOD.
During the year the following articles of food were seized by
the Inspectors or surrendered as being unfit for food, viz.: 6 tons
meat; 10 cwts. fish; 10 cwts. 3 qrs. fruit and vegetables; 1 qr.
tinned foods.
COW-HOUSES, DAIRIES, AND MILKSHOPS.
(a) Cow-Houses.—At the end of 1915 there were 13 licensed
cowkeepers in the Borough with 15 sheds. Inspector Bobbitt