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Poplar 1897

Annual report, year 1897, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District

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SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK, &c., AND POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1897, to 31 st December, 1S97.

Poplar.Bromlkv.Total.
Mr. BullockMr. l'oadMr. AnthonyMr. Miners
Houses or other premises inspected19151635164817116909
Walls and ceilings of Premises cleansed throughout391421579
Do. do. do. partially26711019798672
Roofs repaired and made water-tight13423115095610
Eaves gutters and rain-water pipes repaired16075192154581
Dampness of walls remedied12110949228507
Bath, sinks and lavatory waste pipes repaired trapped or disconnected from drains13884259247
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains63155543176
Cisterns cleansed and covered331581571
Water service altered so as to draw direct from main337962111
Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings90576284293
Defective water fittings repaired (causing nuisance from dampness)47392869183
Drains tested with smoke (primary tests)1033120610889464273
Drains found defective6763354344171862
Drains opened and cleansed207293238214952
Inlets to drains trapped with stoneware gullies1202541148334
Drains reconstructed, repaired or amended6763356725692252
Soil pans provided with sufficient water supply or supply reinstated6291110159422
Foul soil pans cleansed45162893182
Soil pans properly trapped24352364
New soil pans provided6764936435692381
Water closets newly constructed or better situated45-3755
Water closets' ventilation improved30-9342
Yards, forecourts, areas and washhouses paved420120272181993
Do. do. do. do. drained209115119116559
Inundations abated192232165
Overcrowdings abated9641736
Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated61922350
Dung receptacles provided or repaired11541939
Accumulations of dung and other refuse removed76534869246
Public-house urinals cleansed or repaired13111126
Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations and want ol underfloor ventilation3724373613251495
Breaches ol L.C.C. Bye-laws al ated293428152243
Intimations served88576311439533744
Statutory notices served5492183733121452
Final notices served1097814372402
Summonses applied for121542556
Reinspections made704955136010645925031