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Board of Works, Whitechapel District,
Public Health, Department.
To Dr. Joseph Loane, Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
According to our usual custom we hand you herewith a
Tabulated Statement, setting out the work carried out by us during the
past year.
It will be seen that a large amount of work has again been
accomplished. The space which it would require to do so, alone prevents
us giving details of the work.
House to house inspection has been systematically carried out during
the year.
Great care and attention was paid to the question of unwholesome
Food. At the foot of the Statement above referred to will be found
particulars of the Articles seized and destroyed.
Twenty-seven summonses were issued under the Public Health
(London) Act during the year—an increase of nine as compared with
last year. The Fines and Costs recovered amounted in all to £47 7s.
A detailed Statement of these summonses we also hand you
herewith.
Last year we reported that 656 cases of Infectious Disease had
occurred. We have this year to report an increase of 52 cases, making
a total of 708. Disinfection was promptly carried out in every
instance.
We are, Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
RICHARD SKIDMORE WRACK,
THOS. P. WRACK,
GEORGE HARYEY,
ALFRED COOK,
HERBERT MILLS,
WILLIAM SHEPHERD,
Sanitary
Inspectors.
30th December, 1899.