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468 Inspector Molloy, 654 Inspector Bishop, 619 Inspector Girling, 471 Inspector
Stratton, 419 Inspector Grant, and in 471 under the supervision of Inspector
Walker.
In connection with the work of the Sanitary Inspectors 1,523 letters were
written to owners and others concerned.
Some 47,348 visits of inspection were made by the Inspectors in connection with
some 9,347 premises, which included 7,137 dwellings, 1,475 workshops, besides
factories, laundries, bakehouses, cowsheds and milk vendors' premises, ice cream
shops, slaughterhouses, places where food is prepared and sold, and other premises.
Nearly 1,200 visits of inspection made in connection with the street markets,
food exposed for sale, stables and stable yards, and common courts and yards, are
included in the total given above. The inspection of 1,619 of the dwellings was the
result of a house-to-house visitation which was in progress during the year by order
of the Sanitary Authority.
In Table IX (Appendix) is contained a Summary giving particulars as to the work
done for the abatement of nuisances and for improving the dwellings of the people
in the Borough, which has been compiled by the Senior Inspector from particulars
supplied by the Sanitary Inspectors. The Summary includes the work carried out
to comply with the provisions of the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, and also
that done in connection with the drains and sanitary arrangements of new buildings.
Most of the work done was carried out to comply with the requirements stated on
the intimation notices served. Statutory Notices under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, were served by order of the Sanitary Authority upon parties responsible
for the abatement of nuisances and for otherwise not complying with the requirements
of the Act in 900 instances. For non-compliance with Statutory Notices and other
infringements of the Acts relating to public health, and of byelaws made thereunder
and other offences, proceedings were taken before the Magistrate in 67 instances.
A Summary is given on page 59 (Appendix) showing the results of these proceedings.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
Twenty-two communications were received from the London County Council
referring to the emission of black smoke from shafts on 9 premises. These were
all duly brought to the notice of the parties responsible. In eleven cases intimations
were served after observation by the Sanitary Inspectors, which were effective
except in one instance. This was reported to the Sanitary Authority and a statutory
notice was served under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, which resulted
in the abatement of the nuisance.
FUR SKIN DRESSERS.
The number of premises on the Register at the end of the year was four, the
business at 34, Anning Street having been discontinued. Some 13 visits of inspection
were made in connection with these premises and three intimations as to insanitary
conditions were given. In one instance a statutory notice was required for cleansing
which was duly complied with.