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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 1916

Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow

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East com bined Mr. BullockWest combined. Mr. Johnson.Poplar South. Mr. Foad.Bromley North. Mr. Langley.Bromley Central. Mr. W. Johnson.Bow East. Mr. Field.Low West. Mr. Boyce.Totals.
Roof guttering and rainwater pipes defective11812512782764341612
Roofa not watertight1557215763113118109787
Water supplies to premises cut off (notified by Metropolitan Water Board)71410762248
Water service fittings defective, causing waste of water3213149371290
Drinking Water improperly stored1—11———3
W.c.s badly ventilated2781—41——77
Do. badly situated—3—22——7
Dampness110677718343270408
Inundations12823—3—28
Overcrowding618—62210163
Accumulations of dung or refuse35731339318154
Foul p.h. urinals1751810—142
Other nuisances, dilapidations, want of ventilations, etc.489225226981931011061,438
Breaches of London County Council By-laws1641—77573158
Breachos of Council's By-laws54——1012—31
Intimations served5703713372863993473812,691
Notices served24313677160262411611,080
Final notices served2831103091636160
Summonses applied for—41—63—14
Passengers from Continental Ports—
Visited6——1—_--7
Undiscovered—————---_
Re-Inspections3,5732,5692,1332,4413,8832,11693817,653
Intimations served in respect of verminous rooms, whether in conjunction with, or separate from, other defects2711124041719157