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East Ham 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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8o
Annual Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
To His Worship the Mayor, the Aldermen, and
Councillors of the Borough of East Ham.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you my thirteenth
Annual Report upon the work accomplished by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year ended 31st December, 1907.

Table: Inspection of the Borough and Abatement of Nuisances.—Ininvestigating complaints lodged, notification of Infectious Diseases received, house-to-house inspections, &c., 4410 primary inspections were made as under:—

Inspection of the Borough and Abatement of Nuisances.—In

investigating complaints lodged, notification of Infectious Diseases received, house-to-house inspections, &c., 4410 primary inspections were made as under:—

Beckton and N. Woolwich Ward.Central East Ward.Central West Ward.Manor Park Ward.Plashet East Ward.Plashet West Ward.Total.
January264492841961326
February204366853472320
March217968563055309
April437089983768405
May34501481063694468
June159878825181405
July194987971646314
August4143731122867364
September1855791183869377
October2189741184660408
November2176621023250343
December2088103743452371
Totals299784101911324017754410

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These figures do not include the re-inspection of premises
to ascertain if the insanitary conditions discovered at the primary
inspection had been remedied, and that the structural work often
necessary was being efficiently performed. The greater part of
the Inspectors' time is occupied in supervising works in progress
essential to the abatement of nuisances