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 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the North District, comprising the Parish of St. Mary Stratford-le-Bow
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| Nature of Nuisance. | Number of Notices served. | Cause of Nuisance. | How Remedied. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing Ink Works | 2 | Escape from oil-boiling plant | Furnace repaired. |
| Nitric Acid Works | 1 | Escape of nitrous gas | Condenser repaired. |
| Smoke Nuisance | 31 | Burning of inferior fuel and defective apparatus | Better class of fuel is now in use. In two cases convictions were obtained with recurring order and 25s. costs. |
| Defective drains in Workshops | 9 | Drains tested and found defective | In each case the drains have been repaired. |
| Whalebone Boiling | 1 | Nuisance caused by boiling whalebone | Apparatus fixed for dealing with the vapours. |
| Sulphuric Acid Works | 1 | Leak in one of the evaporating pans | Pan repaired. |
| Burning Refuse | 2 | Nuisance caused by burning old meat tins. | Process discontinued. |
| Defective Water Apparatus | 2 | Water supply to w.c. defective | Defects made good. |
| Fat Extractors | 1 | Escape of noxious vapour from melting vat. | The vat has been repaired. |
| Meat Refuse | 1 | Nuisance caused by emptying tins of decomposed meat | Process discontinued. |
| Cork Burning | 2 | Nuisance caused by burning cork | The process has been discontinued. |
| Bakehouses | 29 | Inspected twice during year | Cleansed and lime-whited. |
C. W. RAYMOND,
Inspector of Nuisances in Manufactories and Workshops.