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123 belonged to St. George-in-the-East, or at the rate of 100 per 1,000
births;
268 belonged to Mile End Old Town, or at the rate of 90 per 1,000 births.
98 belonged to the Whitechapel District, or at the rate of 74 per 1,000
births.
The infantile mortality for the whole Borough was 92 per 1,000 births,
while that for the whole of London was 89 per 1,000 births.
Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909.
Closing Orders were made in respect of:—
(1) Nos. 1-21, Waterloo Court, Wicker Street, and no appeal against the Closing
Orders were made. Five of the houses 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, were pulled down
and the remaining houses were put in habitable repair. The Closing Orders
were withdrawn or determined for the houses Nos. 1-15 and 21.
(2) Nos. 1 and 2, French Place, Wapping.—These two houses were closed
and as the repairs which were carried out were not sufficient to render them
habitable, the Council decided to make demolition orders.
(3) 29 and 30, Lomas Buildings.—Closing Orders followed by demolition orders
were made for these two houses
(4) Imperial Buildings, Wapping.—These buildings have for years caused a
great deal of trouble due to their insanitary condition. They ultimately
became so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation, Closing Orders were made on all the 32 tenements. No attempt
was made to put them into habitable repair and they were demolished.
General Sanitary Work.
47,117 houses were inspected, 4,370 being the result of house to house
inspections.
9,891 intimation notices were served for the abatement of various nuisances
as well as 4,857 statutory notices.
It was necessary to take police court proceedings against the owners or
persons causing the nuisance in 28 cases.
48,138 revisits were made by the Inspectors to supervise the abatement of the
nuisances complained of.
5,958 drains were tested with smoke or water, and 209 were re-tested; 1,623
drains were either constructed or re-constructed, cleansed or repaired, and 518 were
trapped.