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Report of Inspector. West Combined Division.
Public Health Department,
31st December, 1915.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my sixteenth Annual Report of the sanitary
work and other duties carried out under the different Acts in connection
therewith in the West Combined District during the past year, rendering
as far as possible a detailed account of nuisances abated, inspections
made, summonses applied for, etc.
Inspection of Division.
In investigating complaints and making inspections of all kinds,
1,241 houses or other premises have been visited, necessitating 2,569
re-inspections, 349 of these visits being on account of infectious diseases.
In addition to these a large number of pulmonary tuberculosis notifications
and notifications of tuberculosis in neck and legs have been attended
to, and dealt with as circumstances required.
The apparent jump from last year in the number of infectious
cases notified is mainly due to measles being now notifiable.
House-to-House Inspections.
These visits were carried out under the Public Health (London) and
Housing and Town Planning Acts as opportunity offered in various
localities, and any works requiring attention were put in hand.
Drain Reconstructions.
The drains of a number of premises have been taken out and reconstructed
in compliance with the bye-laws of the London County Council
and Borough Council, they have been intercepted, ventilated, and provided
with proper means of access for clearing in times of stoppages, the
whole work being thoroughly tested before being passed.
The drains of a number of premises have also been amended where
found necessary.