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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Work of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, etc., Number of, on the Register | 69 | 101 | 170 |
| Workshops, Number of Workrooms therein | 75 | 130 | 205 |
| „ Number of Inspections of | 40 | 133 | 173 |
| „ Number of Reinspections of | 38 | 73 | 111 |
| Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 60 | 166 | 226 |
| „ found to be overcrowded | — | 2 | 2 |
| „ found to be insufficiently ventilated | — | — | — |
| „ found to be in dirty condition | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Workshops, etc., newly discovered and registered | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| „ Workrooms therein measured | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| „ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Factories, Number visited | 79 | 138 | 217 |
| „ W. C.'s dirty, insufficient, etc. | 36 | 74 | 110 |
| Outworkers'premises visited | 378 | 894 | 1,272 |
| Written Intimations served and instances reported | 89 | 128 | 217 |
| Statutory Notices served | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Final Notices served | — | 2 | 2 |
| Works carried out under supervision:— | |||
| (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | — | — | — |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| (c) Yards, floors, roofs, etc., repaired | — | — | — |
| 16 | 72 | 88 | |
| (e) Dampness remedied | — | — | — |
| (f) Sink waste pipes renewed, etc. | — | — | — |
| (g) Miscellaneous | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Overcrowding of Workrooms, Cases abated | — | — | — |
| Miscellaneous Visits (including visits to Council Houses) | 371 | 387 | 758 |
| Visits re Verminous Children | 12 | 86 | 98 |
| „ Scabies | 74 | 14 | 88 |
| „ Outworkers' Lists | 16 | 12 | 38 |
| „ Suspected Infectious Disease | 507 | 211 | 718 |
| „ Eye Infections | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Visits to Schools | 65 | 23 | 88 |
| „ cases of chickenpox | 156 | 217 | 373 |
| „ re smallpox contacts | 511 | — | 511 |
Factory and workshop inspections, 387; fair condition, 255; removed or
discontinued, 7; required cleansing, 22; sanitary conveniences defective or
insufficient, 110.