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Poplar 1898

Annual report, year 1898, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District

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List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1898, to 31st December, 1898.

Poplar.Bromley.Total.
Mr. BullockMr. FoadMr. AnthonyMr. Miners
Houses or other premises inspected17861639168914996613
Walls and ceilings of Premises cleansed throughout4126345106
Do. do. do. partially20317926871721
Roofs repaired and made water-tight9927415269594
Eaves gutters and rain-water pipes repaired15187177117532
Dampness of walls remedied8415462177477
Bath, sinks and lavatory waste pipes repaired trapped or disconnected from drains10162515147
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains47141733111
Cisterns cleansed and covered421262383
Water service altered so as to draw direct from main42121535104
Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings133265958276
Defective water fittings repaired (causing nuisance from dampness)83171559174
Drains tested with smoke (primary tests)76010909857923627
Drains found defective4973014503361584
Drains opened and cleansed2783452711501044
Inlets to drains trapped with stoneware gullies1123136130309
Drains reconstructed, repaired or amended5203013963001517
Soil pans provided with sufficient water supply or supply reinstated6311913686404
Foul soil pans cleansed32172492165
Soil pans properly trapped351812368
New soil pans provided6229982250693
Water closets newly constructed or better situated5029768
Water closets' ventilation improved31210346
Yards, forecourts, areas and washhouses paved266102254166788
Do. do. do. do. drained729716120305
Inundations abated2770741
Overcrowdings abated261310958
Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated1333322
Dung receptacles provided or repaired959730
Accumulations of dung and other refuse removed71375239199
Public-house urinals cleansed or repaired25616552
Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations and want of underfloor ventilation2243813952601260
Breaches of L.C.C. Bye-laws abated34253157147
Intimations served82289610877783583
Statutory notices served5793543813131627
Final notices served7014012559394
Summonses applied for98161750
Reinspections made625754854614485521211