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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
(a) Complaints of nuisances.—During the year 1919 there were
3,361 complaints of nuisances made to the Public Health Department
and investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors of the Borough.
Defects or nuisances were discovered in 2,910 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 1,608. This is an
increase of 261 upon the number inspected during 1918. Any
nuisances or sanitary defects found were dealt with under the
provisions of the above Act.
(c) House-to-House Inspection.—The number of house-tohouse
inspections made by the Inspectors during the year was 452.
These inspections are in addition to those made under (a) and (b).
The nuisafices 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 1919 was 4,780. The number
of statutory notices served was 405; and summonses were issued
in 60 cases.
The following table sets out in detail inspections made by the
several Sanitary Inspectors together with other information relative
to their work :—
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