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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 required, were we to do so, alone prevents us giving details of the
work.
House to house inspection has been, as systematically as possible, 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.
Fifteen summonses were issued under the Public Health (London) Act
during the year, a decrease of 12 as compared with last year. The fines and
costs recovered amounted in all to £25 18s.
A detailed statement of these summonses we also hand you.
Last year we reported that 708 cases of infectious diseases had occurred.
We have this year to report an increase of 162 cases, making a total of 870.
Disinfection was promptly carried out in every instance.
As this is the last time we shall have the privilege of handing you
particulars of our year's work, we take this opportunity of thanking you for
your many kindnesses to us in the past, and also to thank you for your appreciation
of our endeavours to improve the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel
District.
We regret very much the loss this Department has sustained lately by (he
death of one of our number, Mr. George Harvey.
We are, Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
RICHARD SKI DM ORE WRACK,
THOS. P. WRACK,
ALFRED COOK,
HERBERT MILLS,
WILLIAM SHEPHERD, Sanitary Inspectors.
31st December, 1900.