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Report of Sanitary Inspector, Bow West Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1906.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my seventeenth Annual Summary of the
Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending 31st
December, 1906, as follows:—
Inspections on complaints of nuisances 1112
Do. on notifications of infectious diseases 201
Do. on house-to-house visitation 214
Do. Canal Boats 48
Ee-inspections 2,521
Making a total of 4,096 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 (1,527 houses and other premises) of primary
inspections made, I found that 38.17 per cent, of the premises thus
inspected various works of sanitary amendment were needed to be
carried out—requiring the service of 583 written intimations, 407 statutory,
and 85 final 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 2 cases it was found necessary to have recourse
to legal proceedings, necessitating 2 attendances at the police-court to
ensure enforcement.
IIouse-to-Housc Visitation.
The house-to-house inspection comprised the whole of the houses in
the under-mentioned roads and streets—
Prince Arthur's Avenue
Victoria Cottages (twice)
and sections of Eanwell Street, Appian Eoad, Wendon Street and Candy
Street.
The foregoing includes some houses which had been found to have
been overlooked during the past few years.
New drainage systems, of which plans and particulars were submitted
to the Council for approval, have been laid at the under-mentioned
premises:—