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Public Health Department,
December 31 st, 1901.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lav before you my twelftn Annual Summary of the
Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending
December 31st, 1901, as follows :—
Inspections on complaint of nuisances 556
Do on notifications of infectious diseases 127
Do. on house-to-house visitation 630
Do. Canal Boats 50
Re-inspections 2260
Making a total of 3623 visits.
Details and results of such inspections from time to time have been
entered in the book kept for that purpose, as prescribed by the
" Public Health (London) Act," 1891.
Of the total number (1313 houses and other premises) of primary
inspections made, I found that 42.6 per cent, of the premises thus
inspected various works of sanitary amendment were needed to be
carried out—requiring the service of 568 intimations and 365 notices.
In many of these cases on the service of the usual written intimations,
which in all cases precedes the service of statutory notices, the
required works were executed by the respective persons liable, but in
1 case it was found necessary to nave recourse to legal proceedings,
necessitating 3 attendances at the police-court to ensure enforcment.