Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Walls and ceilings of houses cleansed | throughout | 45 |
partially | 116 | |
Drains opened and cleansed | 93 | |
Defective drains repaired | 50 | |
Inlets to drains properly trapped | 14 | |
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains | 1 | |
Rainwater pipes do. do. | 0 | |
Water-closets re-constructed | 2 | |
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s | 62 | |
Ventilation of W.C.'s improved | 1 | |
New soil pans provided where broken or unsuitable | 26 | |
Foul soil pans cleansed | 19 | |
Yards, areas, and forecourts paved | 45 | |
Yards and areas drained | 10 | |
Nuisances from dampness remedied | 38 | |
Roofs made watertight | 80 | |
Eaves guttering of roofs and rainwater pipes repaired | 52 | |
Water supplies to houses reinstated | 34 | |
Water services for domestic purposes altered or improved | 1 | |
Water service fittings repaired | 6 | |
Public House urinals repaired and cleansed | 0 | |
Animals improperly kept (removed) | 0 | |
Accumulations of dung and refuse removed | 25 | |
Bye-laws enforced | 2 | |
Other nuisances remedied, chiefly dilapidations | 155 | |
Overcrowding abated | 5 | |
Drains tested* by the application of the smoke drain test, of which 14.16 per cent. were proved defective | 353 |
*Primary tests only.
House to House Visitation.
The house-to-house inspection comprised the whole of the houses
in the under-mentioned roads and streets—
Prince Arthur's Avenue.
Ranwell Street.
Jodrell Terrace.
Lamprell Street.
Wendon Street.
Victoria Cottages.
and sections of Appian Road, Usher Road, and Candy Street