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Public Health Offices,
Bow Road, E.,
December Slst, 1903.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you the Annual Summary of the Sanitary
work and improvements carried out irk the Bow East Division
during the year ending Slst December, 1903.
Inspections have been made as follows:—
On notifications of infectious diseases
85
On complaints of nuisances
885
On house-to-house visitation
333
Re-inspections
2437
Total
3740
In 576 instances varied Sanitary improvements were necessary,
requiring the services of 544 intimations, 182 authorised statutory,
45 final notices, and the issuing of 8 Police Court summonses supplemented
by 2437 re-inspections to secure proper compliance, resulting
in the following detailed works being executed:—
throughout 36
Walls and ceilings of houses cleaned
partially 73
Yards and areas paved 7
Yards and areas drained 35
Inlets to drains properly trapped 6
Defective drains repaired 74
Drains opened and cleansed 88
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains 4
Rain-water do. do. do. 4
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s 39