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Barking 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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34
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
To the Chairman and Members of the Barking Town Urban
District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the following report of work done
in the Public Health Department during the year 1901.
Inspection has been made of 1,741 houses, and works of sanitary
improvements carried out in 1,004 these.
The following list of Streets, Courts, &c., have been inspected
under systematic house to house inspection:—
North Street (part of) Alma Place
Cowbridge Lane Back Reform Place
Union Street Romford Street
Braintree Terrace Bridge Street
Back Lane Heath Street
Fisher Street Morgan's Quay
Factory Road Emily Cottages
Collier Row Collier Place
Albert Terrace Park Terrace
Hart Street Hardwicke Street
Orchard Avenue Bifron Street
Gascorgne Road (part of) Boundary Road (part of)
The number of preliminary notices served during the year were
1,004, and only in 71 cases was it requisite to serve statutory notices,
and in no case was it necessary to take any further legal steps.