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By your direction, special inspections were made of the schools
in my district, all of which were found to be in fair sanitary condition.
One notice of intention to apply for renewal of cowhouse license
was received from my district.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
RICHARD E. MINERS
Sanitary Inspector,
Bromley Central Division.
F. W. Alexander, Esq.,
Medical Officer of Health,
Poplar Borough Council.
31 st December, 1901.
To the Medical Officer of Health,
Poplar Borough Council.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you my first Annual Report of the
sanitary work and other duties carried out in my district, west combined
division, during the last nine months of the year.
1101 premises have been inspected; 727 in investigating complaints
of nuisances, 280 on account of infectious diseases, the remaining 94
being house to house visitations, the whole necessitating reinspections
to the number of 3361.
The drains of 154 premises have been tested as to soundness with
either smoke or chemical tests, and in 81 cases they were proved to
be defective and leaky, allowing free escape of foul gas from same,