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Poplar 1902

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

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Public Health Department,
December 31s/, 1902.
To the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: Sir,— I beg to lay before you my thirteenth Annual Summary of the Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending December 31st, 1902, as follows:—

Sir,— I beg to lay before you my thirteenth Annual Summary of the Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending December 31st, 1902, as follows:—

Inspections on complaints of nuisances561
Do. on notifications of infectious diseases340
Do. on house-to-house visitation239
Do. Canal Boats10
Re-inspections2246
Making a total of3396

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Details and results of such inspections from time to time have been
entered in the book kept for that purpose, as prescribed by the
" Public Health (London) Act," 1891.
Of the total number (1140 houses and other premises) of primary
inspections made, I found that 47.7 per cent. of the premises thus
inspected various works of sanitary amendment were needed to be
carried out—requiring the service of 539 written intimations, 425
statutory, and 75 final notices. In many of these cases on the
service of the usual written intimations, which in all cases precedes
the service of statutory notices, the required works were executed
by the respective persons liable, but in 2 cases it was found necessary
to have recourse to legal proceedings, necessitating attendance
at the police-court to ensure enforcement.
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