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Poplar 1930

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

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HOUSES DIVIDED INTO SEPARATE TENEMENTS, ETC.
Report of Inspector—Year 1930.
House-to-House visits for registration purposes 32
Declarations, for information, sent out 14
,, with information, returned i4
Rooms measured, etc 187
Houses registered 5
Notices sent out, re above 6
Inspections:
(a) Routine 284
(b) On complaints 25
(c) On account of re-housing
Re-inspections 872
Miscellaneous visits, enquiries, etc.12
Number of Intimations served 162
,, Notices served 15
,, Notices complied with 104
,, Final Notices served 8
,, Notices served under L.C.C. Bye-laws 17
,, rooms cleansed and freed from vermin 41
Overcrowding, cases discovered 29
,, ,, abated 9
Mixed sleeping, cases discovered 16
,, ,, abated 7
Number of nuisances referred to District Inspectors:
(a) Defective or obstructed drains 8
(b) Defective roofs, guttering, etc. 30
(c) Miscellaneous 52
Water supply in tenement houses (section 78, London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1907):
(a) Number of Intimations served 4
(b) ,, Notices served —
(c) ,, Notices complied with 1
Smallpox work:
Primary enquiries re cases 45
Visits to school absentees 21
House-to-house visits 57
Remarks:
During the year the Inspector deputised for District Inspectors and
engaged on Smallpox work from time to time.