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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
(a) Complaints of Nuisances.—During the year 1912 there were
2,030 complaints of nuisances received by the Public Health Depart
ment, and investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors of the Borough.
Notices for the remedy of any nuisance or defect found, weie served
upon the person or persons responsible under the above Act.
(b) Infectious Disease.—The occupied dwellings inspected duiing
the year after infectious disease numbered 1,796. This is a decline
of 480 upon the number inspected during 1911. These inspections
include those made after pulmonary tuberculosis. Any nuisances
or sanitary defects found, were dealt with under the provisions of
the above Act.
(c) House-to-House Inspections.—These inspections are in
addition to those made under (a) and (b). The number of house-tohouse
inspections made by the inspectors duiing the year was
1,515. The nuisances or sanitary defects found, were dealt with
in the same manner as those under (a) and (6).
Nuisances or defects found on inspection were remedied in
most cases on service of an intimation notice only. The total
number of such notices served during 1912 was 4,505. The number
of statutory notices, 305; and legal proceedings were initiated in
8 cases.
The following details relate to house-to-house inspections made
by the special inspectors engaged for this work.