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Poplar 1894

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

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Soil pans reinstated where defective95
Soil pans cleansed where in foul condition182
Soil pans and drains in connection with same reinstated where found to be untrapped32
Roof guttering and rainwater pipes reinstated165
Roofs repaired or made watertight93
Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings or other causes63
Water supply fittings defective (causing nuisance from dampness) amended44
Water supplies for domestic purposes altered or improved183
Water closets means of ventilation improved11
Water closets, newly constructed, and better situated8
Nuisances from dampness abated181
Nuisances from inundations abated7
Dung and other offensive accumulations removed23
Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations, want of ventilation, &c.249
Works carried out in compliance with London County Council's By-Laws relative to the fixing of soil pipes, ventilation of same, and furnishing of closets with pans, traps, and proper connections13

I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
RICHARD EUSTACE MINERS,
Sanitary Inspector,
South Bromley Division.
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE POPLAR DISTRICT.
Sanitary Department,
31 st December, 1894.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,
My second Annual Report is now due. During the past year