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Poplar 1929

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

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Copy of a Return to the London County Council.

Premises.No. in Borough on 31st December 1929.No. of Inspections.No. of Prosecutions.
Cowsheds (No. of Premises)429
Slaughterhouses8*38
Offensive Trades6 premises7
7 businesses
Milkshops116273_
Ice Cream Premises89453_
Restaurants and Eating Houses7161,555

* Includes 1 Slaughterer of Poultry.

Smoke Nuisances.

(1) No. of observations28(4)No. of Statutory Notices served 4
(2) No. of intimations served16(5)No. of legal proceedings .. Nil.
(3) No. of complaints received (from L.C.C.)16(6)No. of convictions —
(7)Amount of penalty and costs imposed in each case —

Cleansing and Disinfection.

No. of adults cleansed65No. of premises cleansed(a) After infectious diseases2,240
No. of children cleansed327
No. of cleansings420(b) For vermin81

Water Supply to Tenement Houses.

No. of premises supplied17No. of prosecutionsNil

Sanitary Officers.

Male.Female.
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time)12*1
,, ,, ,, (part-time)Nil.Nil.
M.C.W. T.B.
No. of Health Visitors (whole-time)9†3And 1 Sister in charge of Light Centre.
,, ,, (part-time)Nil.

* Includes 2 Meat and Food Inspectors.
† Exclusive of Voluntary Association Health Visitors, numbering 9.