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Report of Inspector, Bromley Central Division
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1914.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my twenty-fifth Annual Report of the
Sanitary Works executed for the remedying of defects and abatement of
nuisances which have existed in the Central Division of the Sub-District
of Bromley of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar for the year ended
31st December, 1914.
Inspection of District.
I have inspected 1,293 premises, 986 in response to complaints of
nuisances, and notices received under the London County Council Byelaws
and 191 were in consequence of cases of infectious diseases notified,
and 144 reported cases of Measles (out of 186) which were in accordance
with your instructions dealt with, almost in a similar manner to the
notified infectious cases, as also 141 cases notified under the Public
Health Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908. Included in the 116 house-tohouse
inspections 2 were specially carried out under the Town Planning
Act, 1909.
Of the 1,293 premises so dealt with 620 were found to be in a fair
sanitary condition, whilst in 673 premises (the remainder) defects and
nuisances were found to exist, which necessitated sanitary repairs (see
tabulated statement, page 231). In the supervision of same 2,957
re-inspections were made, also added to this report, is a summary of
various duties carried out during year.
Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations.
Of the 141 tuberculosis cases and for which notifications were
received, 105 inspections were made of the premises, as above stated,
and further visited 23 cases twice, 9 cases three times, 3 cases four times,
1 case five tunes, the necessary precautions (disinfection, etc.) adopted,
and where required the work of cleansing was readily carried out by the
responsible persons.