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Poplar 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics
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| W.C.'s properly ventilated | 10 |
| Foul public-house urinals, properly cleansed | 3 |
| Overcrowdings abated | 4 |
| Dampness been remedied | 125 |
| Breaches of L.C.C. Bye-laws | 5 |
| Summonses applied for | 54 |
| Re-inspections made | 5170 |
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
FREDK. J. ANTHONY.
Assoc. San. Inst.
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Bromley North Division.
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE POPLAR DISTRICT.
Sanitary Department,
31st December, 1894.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,
I beg to submit for your information the following statement
of nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out under my
supervision in the Southern Division of Bromley, during the year
ending December 31st, 1894.
I have inspected 1479 premises, 357 being on account of notifications
of infectious diseases, 869 in response to complaints of nuisances,
the remaining 253 being house-to-house inspection of the undermentioned
streets.