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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 1933
[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, 1933. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Lodging Houses | 5 | 92 | _ |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | 4 | 22 | - |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 186 | 927 | 3 |
| Cowsheds (No. of Premises) | 3 | 27 | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 5 | 30* | — |
| Poultry Slaughterhouses | 3 | 12 | — |
| Offensive Trades | 5 | 67 | — |
| Milkshops | 109 | 319 | 6+ |
| Ice Cream Premises | 189 | 345 | — |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 823 | 1,511 | — |
*In addition 711 visits were made in connection with the examination of
carcases.
†Six summonses for breaches of the Milk and Dairies Order.
Smoke Nuisances.
(1) No. of observations 59 (4) No. of Statutory Notices
No. of nuisances 17 served 2
(2) No. of intimations served 6 (5) No. of legal proceedings—
No. of cautions, etc. 9 (6) No. of convictions —
(3) No. of complaints received (7) Amount of penalty and
(from L.C.C.) 32 costs imposed in each case—
Cleansing and Disinfection.
No. of adults cleansed 105 No. of (a) After
premises tious diseases.. 2245
cleansed rooms
No. of children cleansed 3017 (6) for vermin 239
rooms (by P.B.C.)
Water Supply to Tenement Houses.
No. of premises supplied 3 No. of prosecutions—
Sanitary Officers.
Male. Female.
No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) 14* 1
,, ,, ,, (part-time)— - -
No. of Borough Council Health Visitors (whole-time)—M. and C.W., 9; T.B., 3.
No. of Borough Council Health Visitors (part-time), nil.
1 Sister-in-Charge Light Clinics (M.C.W.).
No. of Voluntary Association Health Visitors, 9.
*8 District Inspectors; 2 Meat and Food; 1 Houses-let-in-lodgings; 3 Housing
Survey.