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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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December 31st, 1898.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my Sixth Annual Report of the sanitary
work carried out in my district (Bromley North Division) during the
year 1898.
1689 premises have been inspected, 903 in response to complaints
of nuisances, 303 on account of notifications of infectious diseases,
the remaining 483 being house-to-house inspections. Of the above
inspections made, sanitary improvements were found to be necessary
in 1087 instances, this has caused the service of 1087 intimations,
and 381 statutory notices in accordance with the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
I have also made house-to-house inspection of the whole of the
following streets:—
Fern Street, Stewart's Cottages,
Hawgood Street, Thomas Street,
Eastward Street, Stewart's Buildings,
Favonia Street, Furze Street,
Coventry Cross Cottages,
and sections of the under-mentioned streets:—
Glaucas Street, Arnold Road,
Devas Street, Campbell Road,
St. Leonard Street, Empson Street,
Stratfield Road, Love Lane,
Knapp Road, Archibald Street,
Blackthorn Street, Donald Street,
I.ingen Street, Weston Street,
Burdett Street.