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31st December, 1898.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my third Annual Report of the Sanitary
work carried out in my district (Poplar North Division) during the
year 1898.
1,786 premises have been inspected, 1,187 in answer to complaints
of nuisances. 339 on account of notifications of infectious diseases,
the remaining 263 being house to house inspections.
Out of the above total number of inspections the drains of 760
premises have been tested with either smoke or chemical drain
testers, and 497 were proved to be defective (not gas tight), and in
263 instances the tests revealed no defects. 574 premises were found
to be in fair condition.
House to house inspections have been carried out in the whole of
the following streets, viz.:—Rook Street, Burford's Court, Commodore
Court, Dingle Lane, Dingle Court, Tucker's Court, Silver Lion Court,
and Prestage Street;
and sections of the following streets, viz.:—Arcadia Street, Ashton
Street, Bath Street, Carter's Terrace, Castor Street, Chilcot Street,
Canton Buildings, Canton Street, Ellerthorpe Street, Flint Street,
Elizabeth Place and Cottages, High Street, Hetches Court, Nankin
Street, James Place, Ida Street, Kerbey Street, Newby Place,
Ricardo Street, Robin Hood Lane, Rigden Street, Shirbutt Street,
Sabbarton Street, Stoneyard High Street, Stainsby Road, Southill
Street, Sussex Street, Swale Street, Suffolk Street, Upper North Street,
Union Street, Vulcan Street, Lion Street.
During the year the drains of the undermentioned premises were