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Poplar 1932

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

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Table: District Sanitary Inspectors' Work, Etc.Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and lie-inspections during the year 1932.

District Sanitary Inspectors' Work, Etc.

Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and lie-inspections during the year 1932.

DISTRICT.Totals.
No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.
Number of Complaints received4663258188418271,0511,0285285,884
Number of InspectionsDwelling HousesHouse-to-House7*11——4630——94*
On Complaint8822988968068241,0771,0285286,339
After Infectious Disease3701602201752391642141511,693
Factories, including Factory Laundries—31716382240136
Workshops, including Workshop Laundries136104463172522218
Workplaces, other than outworkers2206908033428267
Outworkers—1——————1
.Stables—1263187—446186
Smoke observations8612620252281
Miscellaneous visits1,5975965494202971,1873034135,362
Re-inspections2,0603,0202,7612,5663,3611,4293,5692,39921,165
Premises requiring amendment (a) Dwelling-houses9004508138527251,0641,0304356,269
(6) Other premises35137608518—11265
Service of Intimations, etc.: Intimations served9074557729387161,1611,0074686,424
,, complied with4262063958795415256131253,710
Notices served2571064564941545313742392,611
,, complied with222571754011552582401491,657
Final Notices served627144542415511671636
,, complied with58145100251361248551
Legal Proceedings taken2510—3581878
Sanitary Defects, etc., in Dwelling-houses: Drainage Defects: Requiring entire reconstruction227515917371611Nuisances, etc., found.Works completed.
178Add 159236
,, drains to be relaid, trapped or ventilated92934142218776
,, ,, ,, repaired, etc.14262549162938197201
,, ,, ,, cleared, flushed, etc.225815604312252372411
Waste pipes not disconnected74—2713415667
,, requiring renewal10122458164376513428328
Rainwater pipes not disconnected34—24—221734
W.C.'s and flushing apparatus defective ..84431061825610111547734604
Soil pipes requiring renewal or replacement—31163111625
,, ,, repair—1————2—33
,, not ventilated—3——7———109
Dampness: Number of nuisances from19477518188494245160591,9351,401
Water: Supply cut off12——41111048
Dust Receptacles: New required105571311542033621841001,2961,300
Requiring repair—2——————213
Miscellaneous: Houses or rooms dirty and/or verminous4582925444482726922982333,2372,657
Cases of overcrowding41981471266117
Yards, etc., not properly paved or drained4235661491336212591703650
Roofs defective3361554395443813254042532,8372,345
Gutters defective150571012123491711681651,3731,185
Public House Urinals requiring cleansing—1332710—_5325
Other nuisances or defects6303132,4739218211,5766816418,0567,081
Stables: Manure receptacles defective, etc.———38118
Accumulations found1444141——2825
Re-housing: Number of families re-housed by— 1. Poplar Borough Council5121198238
2. London County Council48342152699116
3. Presbyterian Housing Association——1——7——8
Number of visits by Assistants (not included above)3,0731,8994,8095,5994,4965,1245,3226030,382

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* Including 7 for revocation of Magistrate's Closing Orders