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]
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Street, Gaselee Street, Hawgood Street, High Street (Bromley),
High Street (Poplar), Judkin Street, Kerbey Street, Lamprell,
Street, Limehouse Causeway, Marshfield Street, Major Cottages,
Mansfield Terrace, Perring Street, Otis Street, Prince Arthur's
Avenue, Pennyfields, Portree Street, Rook Street, Rothbury
Road, Sabbarton Street, Sherwood Street, Sophia Street, Silver
Lion Court, Stebondale Street, Stewart Street, Stour Road,
St. Leonard's Road, West Ferry Road, Wyke Road. Wendon Street
Wellington Street, West India Dock Road, Whitethorn Street.
General. | Chinese Quarter.* | |
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Houses registered | 51 | 47 |
Notices served re houses to be registered | 51 | 47 |
Declarations for information, sent out | 51 | 47 |
with ,, returned | 51 | 47 |
House-to-House inspections | 317 | — |
Rooms measured and capacities registered | 16 | 16 |
House-to-House visits for registration purposes | 78 | 72 |
Cases of overcrowding— | ||
Outstanding as on December 30th, 1916 | 16 | 9 |
Discovered during 1917 | 100 | 13 |
116 | 22 | |
Abated | 111 | 18 |
Outstanding, December 31st, 1917 | 5 | 4 |
Intimations served— | ||
Under L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1904, re vermino rooms | 49 | 6 |
Under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 329 | 72 |
Under Poplar Borough Council Bye-Laws | 37 | 8 |
Under London County Council Bye-Laws | 29 | 9 |
2 | 2 | |
Notices served for cleansing to be carried out | 224 | 53 |
„ abatement of overcrowding | 30 | — |
,, under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 102 | 19 |
„ under Poplar Borough Council Bye-laws | 17 | 3 |
Notices served under Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909 | 24 | 3 |
Notices served under London County Council Bye-Laws | 15 | 6 |
Final notices served ' | 41 | 11 |
* Included in figures under heading " General."