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Report of Inspector, West Combined Division.
Public Health Department,
31st December, 1906.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my sixth Annual Report of the sanitary
work and other duties carried out under the different Acts in connection
therewith in the West Combined District during the past 12 months,
rendering as far as possible a detailed account of nuisances abated,
inspections made, summonses applied for, etc.
In investigating complaints and making inspections of all kinds 1,376
houses or other premises have been visited, 199 of these visits being on
account of infectious diseases.
This number shows a steady decrease year by year and compares
favourably with the 298 cases last year.
Of the 199 cases 15 were notified from Langley House Receiving
Home and 9 in connection with the Union, including one case of enteric
brought from the Farm Colony.
House-to-House Inspections.
These visits, to the number of 151, were carried out in the undermentioned
places, and a large amount of drainage work crops up by
inspecting the houses on the list which the Medical Officer had prepared
about three or four years ago, and which had escaped attention for the
past 16 years. About 80 per cent. of the drains of these premises are
found to be in a very bad state.
Augusta Street.
Bath Street.
By grove Street.
Barchester Street.
Cotall Street.
Charles Street.
Canton Street.
Canton Buildings.
Castor Street.
Cording Street.