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Sanitary Department,
February ist, 1897.
To the Medical Officer of Health, Bow District.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you the Annual Summary of the Sanitary
work and improvements carried out in the Bow East Division during
the year ending December 3rst, 1896.
Inspections have been made as follows: —
On notifications of infectious diseases 202
On complaints of nuisances 603
On house to house visitation 620
Total 1425
In 1042 instances varied Sanitary improvements were necessary,
requiring the service of 890 intimations, 433 authorised statutory
notices, and the issuing of 9 Police Court summonses, supplemented
by 4954 re-inspections to secure proper compliance resulting in the
following detailed works being executed :—
Walls and ceilings of Houses cleaned throughout
partially 97
Yards and areas paved 189
Yards and areas drained 191
Inlets to drains properly trapped 135
Defective drains repaired 334
Drains opened and cleansed 127
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains 57
Rain water do. do. 72
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s 68
New soil pans provided 17
Foul soil pans cleansed 46
Roof, guttering and rainwater pipes repaired 221
Roofs made watertight 166
Water supplies to houses reinstated 27