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Report of Sanitary Inspector, Bow West Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1907.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my eighteenth Annual Summary of the
Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending 31st
December, 1907, as follows:—
Inspections on complaints of nuisances 1118
Do. on notifications of infectious diseases 245
Do. on house-to-house visitation 199
Do. Canal Boats 64
Re-inspections 2,406
Making a total of 4,032 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 (1,562 houses and other premises) of primary
inspections made, I found that various works of sanitary amendment
were needed to be carried out in 33.35 per cent. of the premises
thus inspected—requiring the service of 521 written intimations, 310 statutory,
and 27 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 1 case it was found necessary to have recourse
to legal proceedings, necessitating an attendance at the police-court to
ensure enforcement.
House-to-House Visitation.
The house-to-house inspection comprised the whole of the houses in
the under-mentioned roads and streets—
Lamprell Street.
Prince Arthur's Avenue.