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99
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE POPLAR DISTRICT.
Sanitary Department,
31st December, 1893.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,
This being my first Annual Report, I have to lay before you a
summary of nuisances abated and sanitary improvements carried out
under my supervision in the Northern Division of Poplar, since the
8th August last.
656 premises have been inspected, 279 being on account of notifi
cations of infectious diseases, 304 in response to complaints of
nuisances, the remaining 73 being house-to-house visitation, viz., all
the occupied houses in Norfolk Street (9), the whole of Harrow Lane
(12), a section of Jeremiah Street (19), and a section of the east side
of Bygrove Street (33).
Of the above inspections made, sanitary amendments were found
to be necessary in 527 instances; this has caused the service of 402
written intimations, and 126 statutory notices, in accordance with
the "Public Health (London) Act, 1891." For particulars of works
carried out see appended list.
In 214 instances, on receipt of notifications from the Port Sanitary
Authorities, of passengers proceeding from Continental Ports to
destinations in North Poplar, I have inspected the premises given,
and in many cases interviewed the passengers; 173 were found to
have arrived apparently in good health and free from infection, whilst
the remaining 41 were unknown, although I attempted by every means
to discover their destinations.
All the cow and slaughterhouses were inspected before the time