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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 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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 combined Mr. Bullock | West combined. Mr. Johnson. | Poplar South. Mr. Road. | Bromley North. Mr. Langley. | Bromley Central. Mr. W. Johnson. | Bow East. Mr. Field. | Bow West. Mr. Boyce. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roof guttering and rainwater pipes defective | 80 | 95 | 103 | 90 | 39 | 19 | 51 | 477 |
| Roofs not watertight | 135 | 118 | 138 | 91 | 84 | 79 | 161 | 806 |
| Water supplies to premises cut off (notified by Metropolitan Water Board) | 14 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | 3 | 100 |
| Water service fittings defective, causing waste of water | 31 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 140 |
| Drinking Water improperly stored | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 |
| W.C.s badly ventilated | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Do. badly situated | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dampness | 72 | 68 | 59 | 2 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 343 |
| Inundations | 4 | 32 | — | 3 | — | 28 | 8 | 75 |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Accumulations of dung or refuse | 21 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 104 |
| Foul p.h. urinals | 31 | 12 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| Other nuisances, dilapidations, want of ventilations, etc. | 353 | 234 | 233 | 123 | 153 | 97 | 158 | 1,351 |
| Breaches of London County Council By-laws | 9 | 28 | — | — | 25 | 36 | — | 98 |
| Broaches of Council's By-laws | — | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 24 |
| Intimations served | 367 | 407 | 295 | 229 | 299 | 288 | 402 | 2,287 |
| Notices served | 120 | 221 | 60 | 64 | 217 | 56 | 196 | 934 |
| Final notices served | 41 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 184 |
| Summonses applied for | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | I |
| Passengers from Continental Ports— | ||||||||
| Visited | 2 | 39 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | 59 |
| Undiscovered | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Re-Inspections | 3,741 | 1,822 | 2,044 | 1,805 | 2,784 | 1,838 | 921 | 14,955 |
| Intimations served in respect of verminous rooms, whether in conjunction with, or separate from, other defects | 15 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 132 |