London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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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| Nature of Nuisance. | Number of Notices served. | Cause of Nuisance. | How Remedied. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisance | 36 | Burning of inferior fuel, and defective smoke consuming apparatus. | A better class of fuel is now used. |
| Insufficient latrine accommodation | 14 | In each case the latrine accommodation was insufficient. | In each case the accomodation has been increased, and fitted up on the most improved principle. |
| State of workshops | 2 | Walls and ceilings of workrooms in dirty and dilapidated condition. | In each case the workrooms were thoroughly cleansed. |
| Fish skin drying | 1 | Nuisance caused by scraping and drying fish skins. | Nuisance discontinued. |
| India Rubber Works | 1 | Nuisance caused by boiling India rubber clippings. | The operation is now carried on in a closed vessel. |
| Artificial Manure Works | 1 | Escape of noxious vapours from mixer. | The apparatus has been repaired. |
| Fat Melters | 2 | Nuisance caused by boiling refuse fat in open vessels. | The process has been discontinued. |
| Lead Works | 1 | Escape of lead fumes from main shaft. | The premises complained of are stopped for the present. |
| Oil boiling | 1 | Furnace defective. | The furnace has been thoroughly repaired. |
| Chemical Works | 1 | Escape of acid vapours. | The condensing apparatus has been repaired. |