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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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Summary of Notices and Improvements carried out at the different Manufactories and Workshops in the Poplar and Bromley Parishes, for the year ended December, 1898.
| Nature of Nuisance. | Number of Notices served. | Cause of Nuisance. | How Remedied. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Nuisance | 40 | Burning of inferior fuel, and defective apparatus. | Better class offuel used and apparatus repaired. In four cases convictions were obtained with 25/-costs. |
| Printing Ink Works | 1 | Vapours from furnace allowed to escape unburnt | The furnace has been repaired. |
| Nitric Acid Works | 1 | Escape of Nitrous Gas | Condensing power increased. |
| Oil Works | 1 | Vapours from oil boiling allowed to escape. | The furnace has been repaired. |
| Fish Depot | 4 | Nuisance caused by depositing fish offal and keeping same on premises beyond the prescribed time. | The offal is now removed daily. In one case a conviction was obtained with a recurring order and 25/-costs. |
| Defective drains in workshops | 16 | Water-closets and drains in defective condition. | In each case the defects were made good. |
| Napthaline Works | 1 | Escape of noxious gas from Chambers | The chambers have been repaired. |
| Oil Gas Works | 1 | Leak from gas plant into Board's sewer | Precautions taken to prevent any further escape. |
| Skin Dressing | 3 | Nuisance caused by scraping and drying fish skins | The Nuisance has been discontinued. |
| Bakehouses | 66 | The whole of the bakehouses have been inspected twice during the year. | The necessary cleansing operations have been carried out. |
| Sulphuric Acid Works | 3 | Escape of acid Vapours from main shaft. | Condensing power increased. |
| Burning refuse | 4 | Nuisance caused by burn ing meat and fish tins. | Nuisance discontinued. |