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Report of the Inspector West Combined Division.
Public Health Department.
31st December, 1908.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my eighth 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 year, rendering
as far as possible a detailed account of nuisances abated, inspections made,
summonses applied for, etc.
Inspection of Division.
In investigating complaints and making inspections of all kinds 1328
houses or other premises have been visited, 287 of these visits being on
account of notifications of infectious diseases.
This number shows a satisfactory decrease of 105 cases upon those
of the previous year. Of the 287 cases 13 were notified from the Poplar
and Stepney Sick Asylum, 9 from Langley House Receiving Home and
4 from the Poplar Union.
House to House Inspections.
These visits to the number of 132 were carried out in the undermentioned
places, a large number of the drains proving unsound (some
were very bad indeed) on being tested :—
Canton Street. Northumberland Street.
Ebenezer Place. Morant Street.
Gough Street. Southill Street.
Guildford Road. Suffolk Street.