Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 defective | 95 |
Soil pans cleansed where in foul condition | 182 |
Soil pans and drains in connection with same reinstated where found to be untrapped | 32 |
Roof guttering and rainwater pipes reinstated | 165 |
Roofs repaired or made watertight | 93 |
Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings or other causes | 63 |
Water supply fittings defective (causing nuisance from dampness) amended | 44 |
Water supplies for domestic purposes altered or improved | 183 |
Water closets means of ventilation improved | 11 |
Water closets, newly constructed, and better situated | 8 |
Nuisances from dampness abated | 181 |
Nuisances from inundations abated | 7 |
Dung and other offensive accumulations removed | 23 |
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 connections | 13 |
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