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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, year 1898, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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I have also made periodical inspections throughout the year of the cow and slaughter-houses.
| The licensed slaughter-houses number | 4 |
| The licensed cowhouses number | 4 |
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
FREDK. JOSEPH ANTHONY,
Assoc. San. Inst.
Sanitary Inspector and Inspector under
Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
Bromley, North Division.
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE POPLAR DISTRICT.
Public Health Department,
31st December, 1898.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my Annual Report of the sanitary
work executed, and nuisances abated in the south division of Bromley
for the year ended 31st December, 1898.
I have inspected 1499 premises, 885 in response to complaints of
nuisances, 334 being on account of cases of infectious diseases
notified, and 280 being house-to-house inspections. Of the 1499
inspections made, 265 premises were found to be in fair condition,
whilst in the remaining 1234, nuisances were found to exist necessitating
the following works of sanitary repairs (see tabulated list) and
4855 reinspections were made in the supervision of same.