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Report of Sanitary Inspector, Bow West Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1908.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my nineteenth Annual Summary of the
Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending 31st
December, 1908, as follows:—
Inspections on complaints of nuisances 1,196
Do. on notifications of infectious diseases 281
Do. on house-to-house visitation 122
Do. Canal Boats 59
Re-inspections 1,947
Making a total of 3,605 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 (1,658 houses and other premises) of primary
inspections made, I found that various works of sanitary amendment
were needed to be carried out in 33.95 per cent. of the premises
thus inspected—requiring the service of 543 written intimations, 264 statutory,
and 6 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 two attendances 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—
Beale Place.
Prince Arthur's Avenue (three times).