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Sanitary Work carried out during the Year.
From the accompanying Table it will be gathered that a vast
amount of very important work has been carried out by the
officers of my department, work that has been thoroughly done
and that will have a lasting effect.
The house-to-house inspection has been steadily progressing,
and a large number of streets have been inspected and reinspected
during the year. In 1095 instances the drains have
been tested, and where they have been found to be defective
care has been taken to have them properly remedied. It is
this part of the work which occupies a considerable portion of
the inspectors' time, and I venture to say that it is time well
spent, for the well-being of people so greatly depends on the
efficient drainage of dwelling houses. What is more injurious
to health than the escape of noxious sewer gas? It is to
prevent this that strenuous efforts have been made to systematically
overhaul the drainage of houses in the Hamlet.
This work will take a considerable time to accomplish, but
that is our fixed purpose. I feel sure that the importance of
it will be appreciated by the Vestiy, and we trust that we have
their hearty support and approval in this matter.
The investigation of complaints of any infringements of the
Public Health Acts, which are made from time to time by inhabitants
and various bodies, have been carefully enquired
into. The number of those made by individual inhabitants
was 255, while 44 have been made by London County Council,
63 by the Mansion House Council, 16 by the Jewish Board of
Guardians, 39 by the East London Water Company, and 27
by the Factory Inspector re Workshops. A large percentage
of these were of a trivial character, whilst others necessitated
the serving of notices to remedy the complaints in which
instances re-inspections had to be made.
The workshops have been kept under constant supervision;
the cowhouses and slaughterhouses have been regularly visited;
the bakehouses have periodically been inspected, and a great
deal of other important work has been done in this department,
as will be seen in detail in the annexed Summary.