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Poplar 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar from the 1st fanuary, 1901, to 31 st December, 1901

Popular South. Mr FoadWest comb'nd Mr. Johnsoncast comb'nd Mr. BullockBr'mley Central Mr. MinersBr'mley North. Mr. AnthonyBow East. Mr. Field.Bow West. Mr. Boyce.Total.
Houses or other premises inspected14511101135215781493134513139633
Walls and ceilings of Premises cleansed throughout18347514191714191
Do. do. do. partially2071312131221885462977
Roofs repaired and made water-tight2064511410817212093858
Eaves gutters and rain-water pipes repaired112571551341928692828
Dampness of walls remedied1282981172455855568
Bath, sinks and lavatory waste pipes repaired, trapped or disconnected from drains13153715103093
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains111617252840101
Cisterns cleansed and covered ...11317315410207
Water service altered so as to draw direct from main3482587358
Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings26513628601729247
Defective water fittings repaired (causing nuisance from dampness)231866106305¡2250
Drains tested with smoke (primary tests)9631545942756155264333560
Drains found defective1298138920921894691189
Drains opened and cleansed233142125246196921031137
Inlets to drains trapped with stoneware gullies7554518729412312
Drains reconstructed, repaired or amended36213638935041494691814
Soil pans provided with sufficient water supply or supply reinstated61843279975860471
Foul soil pans cleansed, 315751101573115343
Soil pans properly trapped18176162100198
New soil pans provided9192765542816380
Water closets newly constructed or better situated3512713123438232
Water closets' ventilation improved1717111530164
Yards, forecourts, areas and washhouses paved8146223143154727681
Do. do. do. do. drained32716810910206343
Inundations abated34432300712173
Overcrowdings abated723147122671
Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated542211566297
Dung receptacles provided or repaired411519421055
Accumulations of dung and other refuse removed39548620584020317
Public-house urinals cleansed or repaired430163105674
Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations and want of underfloor ventilation408252453154192411021755
Breaches of L.C.C. Bye-laws abated2378137821344332
Intimations served8694408287128404465684703
Statutory notices served3092695282403572013652269
Final notices served70192984874048377
Summonses applied for7561113134
Reinspections made359233615785539438262992226027210