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December 31st, 1897.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my fifth Annual Report of the Sanitary
work carried out in my district (Bromley North Division) during the
year 1897.
1648 premises have been inspected, 757 in response to complaints
of nuisances, 458 on account of notifications of infectious diseases,
the remaining 433 being house-to-house inspections. Of the above
inspections made, sanitary improvements were found to be necessary
in 1143 instances, this has caused the service of 1143 intimations,
and 373 statutory notices in accordance with the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891
I have also made house-to-house inspection of the whole of the
following streets
Imperial Street, Three Mill Lane,
Church Avenue, Sherwood Street,
Gurley Street, Washington Street,
Raverley Street, Jefferson Street,
James Street, Peter Street,
and sections of the undermentioned streets:—
Marner Street, Empson Street,
Chiltern Road, Gale Street,
Whitethorn Street Campbell Road,
Devas Street Stratfield Road,
Bow Common Lane.
During the year the drains of the undermentioned premises were
re-constructed, intercepted, ventilated, and furnished with means of