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Poplar 1919

Annual report for the year 1919 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow

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Tabulated statement of Inspections of Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the twelve months ended 31st December, 1919 (Miss Alice Tattersall—Lady Inspector).

Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total.
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c., Number of, on the Register275170148
Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein468098224
„ Number of Inspections of3972112223
„ Number of Re-inspections of195672147
„ Found to be overcrowded44
„ &c., newly discovered and registered44
„ Workrooms therein measured110112
„ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discoveryl45
Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed2235258011,549
Written intimations issued5211844
Statutory Notices211619
Final Notices11
Works carried out under supervision:—
(a) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed7201744
(b) Yards, roofs, &c., repaired224
Additional means of ventilation provided2428
Sanitary Conveniences Constructed11
Overcrowding of Workrooms, cases of, abated44
Visits re Scabies112124107343
„ Phthisis336
„ Outworkers' Lists25223582
„ Inspection of Schools1010828
„ Verminous School Children64288136
Miscellaneous Inspections13161039