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Annual Report of the Chief Sanitary
and Food Inspector.
To His Worship the Mayor, the Aldermen and Councillors of the
County Borough of East Ham.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you my twenty-fourth Annual
Report on the work done by the Sanitary Inspectors during the
year ended 31st December, 1919.
The total number of inspections made during the year under
consideration was 3,087. These included visits to premises upon
complaints of nuisance, inspections of markets, workshops,
slaughterhouses, bakehouses, cowsheds, dairies, etc.
There have been 4,563 nuisances discovered, comprising
choked and defective drains, leaky roofs, defective sanitary
appliances, animals improperly kept, etc.
In obtaining abatement of the aforesaid nuisances, the
following Notices were served:—
Preliminary 1,344
Statutory 39
Dust Bin 303
Water 9
making a total of 1,695 Notices.
During the year 1,588 complaints were received, as follows:—
Beckton and North Woolwich Ward 160
Central Ward—East 264
Central Ward—West 279
Manor Park Ward 397
Plashet Ward—East 236
Plashet Ward—West 252
The complaints principally referred to defective drainage and
appurtenances to the drains proper.