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Poplar 1934
[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, 1934. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Lodging Houses | 5 | 142 | — |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | 4 | 83 | 1 |
| Cowsheds (Licensed) | 3 | 36 | — |
| Slaughterhouses (Licensed) | 5 | 73* | — |
| Poultry Slaughterhouses | 3 | 12 | — |
| Other Offensive Trades | 5 | 100 | — |
| Milkshops | 112 | 376 | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 211 | 329 | 1 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 828 | 1,498 | — |
| Registered Foster Mothers | 15 | 12 by San Inspectors. | |
| Nurse Children kept | 17 | 268 visits by Chief Health Visitor. | |
* In addition 678 visits were made in connection with the examination of
carcases.
Smoke Nuisances.
(1) No. of observations 55
No. of nuisances 21
(2) No. of intimations served 5
No. of cautions, etc. 16
(3) No. of complaints received
(from L.C.C.) 24
Cleansing and Disinfection.
No. of adults cleansed 145
No. of children cleansed 2592
(4) No. of Statutory Notices
served —
(5) No. of legal proceedings —
(6) No. of convictions —
(7) Amount of penalty and
costs imposed in each case —
No. of
premises
cleansed
(а) After infectious
diseases 2135 rooms
(b) for vermin 243 rooms
| No. of premises supplied | 2 | No. of prosecutions | — |
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) | 15* | 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; 1 Special for Disinfestation.