View report page

190
Report of Inspector, Beomley Central Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1906.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my seventeenth Annual Report of the
Sanitary Works executed for the abatement of nuisances which have
existed in the Central Division of the Parish of Bromley under the Public
Health and Housing Committee of the Council for the Metropolitan
Borough of Poplar for the year ended 31st December, 1906.
Inspection of District.
I have inspected 1,313 premises, 887 in response to complaints of
nuisances, 127 on account of infectious diseases notified, and 299 houseto-house
visitations have been made. Of the 1,313 premises so dealt
with 454 were found to be in fair sanitary condition, whilst in the 861
premises (the remainder) nuisances were found to exist, which necessitated
the following works of sanitary repairs (see tabulated list, page 157). In
the supervision of the same 3,419 re-inspections were made.
I have to add that in the above statement the remainder of outstanding
arrears of premises not inspected during past years have now
been dealt with. The total number of premises in the district has been
reduced by 23 dwelling-houses demolished to form sites for an open space
adjacent to Devas Street, new thoroughfare in the Abbott Road, and footbridge
in Clutton Street, etc.
The Council's continued work of reconstruction of sewers, both public
and on private property also the reconstruction of combined drainage
systems by owners where necessary have had a marked effect, inasmuch as
complaints respecting choked drains are of less frequent occurrence, as
a rule being limited to slight local obstructions, which are soon remedied.