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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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Abbott Road, 109. Defendant's solicitor agreed to an abatement
order being made. Magistrate granted 6s. costs to the Board.
Notice complied with by the main drain leading to sewer in road
being reconstructed, the same being used and belonged to Nos. 101,
103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113, and 115 Abbott Road. Notices complied
with at those premises.
Chrisp Street, 173. Magistrate's order to execute works on notice
in 14 days, and to pay 4s. costs. Work carried out in compliance
with notice.
St. Leonard's Road, 212. Defendant's solicitor agreed to an
abatement order being made to execute the work in 14 days.
Magistrate granted 12s. 6d. costs to the Board. Notice complied
with by the main drain leading to sewer in road being reconstructed,
the same being used and belonged to Nos. 50, 52, 54, 56 Zetland
Street, stables and yard adjoining, and 214 St. Leonard's Road.
At your special request a summons was taken out by me against
the owner of No. 16 Whitethorn Street, for having failed to comply
with written "Intimation" served by my colleague Mr. F. J. Anthony,
Sanitary Inspector, North Bromley Division, he being away on his
annual holiday at the time; the nuisance being urgent, caused by
the drains being choked. Owner's son, who had charge of the
repairs, considered there was no need to execute the work until
served with a notice. Proceedings were taken under the 12th section
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and I appeared in the case as a
private individual. Magistrate made a four days abatement order,
granted £2 10s. costs. These proceedings were taken in consequence
of the indifference shown by not remedying the nuisance
complained of, and to save delay of waiting for the meeting of the
Sanitary Committee.
On the 19th September last I was summoned to attend at the