London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Poplar 1893

[Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics]

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I have also made a house-to-house inspection of the undermentioned
streets —
Eastward Street 35 houses.
Hawgood Street 22 ,,
Box Street 35 „
Furze Street 19 ,,
Gale Street 41 „
Perring Street 28 „
Sections of Whitethorn Street 33 „
I have also inspected the undermentioned Schools:—
Bruce Road.
St. Agnes Roman Catholic, Devon Road.
Wtsleyan Schools, Devons Road.
Marner Street Board School.
Bromley National Schools, St. Leonard Street.
Private School, 104, Campbell Road.
„ „ 19, Tomlin Grove.
In each of the above Schools intimations and notices were served
and complied with.
By the directions of Mr. Young, the Public Analyst, I have obtained
24 samples of food and drugs for analysis. Legal proceedings were
instituted against 2 of the respective vendors, and on these two cases
convictions were obtained, the penalties inflicted by the Magistrate
were ,£4 and £3, with 2s. costs in each case.
The markets, stalls, &c., have also been regularly inspected
throughout the year, but in no instance was anything exposed for
sale, at the time of my visit, in such a condition as to justify seizure.
I have also made periodical inspections throughout the year of the
cow and slaughterhouses in my district.
The Licensed Slaughterhouses number 4
The Licensed Cowhouses „ 7