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Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Combined. Drainage.—The following drainage works were approved
by the Public Health Committee:—
ia, i and 2, Ellerthorpe Street, estimated cost, £75 (June).
Other Drainage Work.—In one case (47, Armagh Road), the Committes
agreed to carry ouc the drainage work on behalf of an owner who
was unable to meet the whole cost and recovered the costs by weekly
instalments.
The Work of the District Inspectors—see summarised statement facing p. 24.
The Work of Lady Sanitary Inspector.
Tabulated statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Conditions found,
existing, and of Reinspections, etc., during the year.
Factories and Workshops newly discovered and Registered 22
| Number of Inspections of:— | |
| Factories, including Factory Laundries .. | 180 |
| Workshops, including Workshop Laundries | 115 |
| Workplaces | 26 |
| Workrooms | — |
| Homeworkers' premises | 687 |
| Reinspections of above | 80 |
Defects Found:— 1. Nuisances under Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to D.S.i. | Referred to H.M. Insp. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | |
| Want of ventilation | — | — | — | — | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Sanitary accommodation | Insufficient | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Unsuitable or defective | 18 | 15 | — | — | |
| Not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | |
| Want of cleanliness | 29 | 28 | — | — | |
| 2. Offences under Factory and Workshop Acts | — | — | — | — | |