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101
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1902.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you the Annual Summary of the Sanitary
work and improvements carried out in the Bow East Division
during the year ending December 31st, 1902.
Inspections have been made as follows:—
On notifications of infectious diseases 289
On complaints of nuisances 640
On house to house visitation 238
Re-inspections 2892
Total 4059
In 477 instances varied Sanitary improvements were necessary,
requiring the service of 420 intimations, 127 authorised statutory
notices, and the issuing of 1 Police Court summons, supplemented
by 2892 re-inspections to secure proper compliance resulting in
the following detailed works being executed :—
Walls and ceilings of Houses cleaned
throughout
partially
23
61
Yards and areas paved 1
Yards and areas drained 19
Inlets to drains properly trapped 1
Defective drains repaired 102
Drains opened and cleansed 100
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains 2
Rain water do. do. 3
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s 52
New soil pans provided, where broken or unsuitable 20
Foul soil pans cleansed 23
Roof guttering and rainwater pipes repaired 61
Roofs made watertight 33
Water supplies to houses reinstated 23