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been received in connection therewith. The drainage work
is carried out under the personal supervision of the Sanitary
Inspectors, the drains being in every case water-tested.
8495 bests (hydraulic, smoke or chemical) have been made
by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1910.
97 Water Certificates (representing 128 houses separate
or in blocks) have been issued during 1910, in accordance
with Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891;
and, in this connection, it is to be noted that a Water Certificate
is not granted until all the drainage work also is
completed satisfactorily.
In addition to drain-testing and supervision, other duties
fall to a Sanitary Inspector, and, as fairly representing the
work carried out, the numbers of (1) notices served, and (2)
inspections and re-inspections made, are a fair criterion. In
Lambeth Borough, during 1910, 12110 notices have been
served under the Public Health Act (6795 preliminary, 3771
statutory and 1527 in connection with infectious diseases),
and 17 under the Metropolis Management Acts, dealing with
7341 structural, and 3042 'non-structural, defects. 7045
complaints were attended to during 1910.
The numbers of inspections and re-inspections carried out
during 1910 by the Male Sanitary Inspectors were 8960 and
61467 respectively, and to these must be added the summary
of work carried out by the Female Sanitary Inspectors,
and the Female Health Visitor.
Other Inspections.
The special work in connection with disinfection, smoke
abatement, inspection of factories and workshops, bakehouses,
restaurants, and dining (coffee) rooms, and the carrying
out of the Food and Drugs Acts, is dealt with under
special headings in this Report.