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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 1899
Annual report, year 1899, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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List of sanitary works carried out in the parishes of poplar and bromley, from the 1st January,to 31st December. 1899
| No. of Street and Premises. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of attendance at Police Court. | Result. | Name of Inspector. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Rook Street | Defective drain | 12th Jan. | Abatement order, 14 days. 4s. costs. | Mr. Bullock |
| 389 Manchester Road | Drain in bad order and condition | 9th Feb. | Abatement order, 14 days. 30s. costs | Mr. Foad |
| 13 Tibbatts Road | Defective drain | 2nd March | * Abatement order, 14 days. £17s. costs | Mr. Anthony |
| 15 „ „ | Defective drain | 2nd ,, | * Abatement order, 14 days. £2 13s. 3d. cost | Mr. Anthony |
| Devons Road | Seizure of the four quarters' of a cow suffering from tuberculosis and peritonitis, &c, Tongue, heart, liver and cheeks also seized | 9th „ | Condemned by magistrate | Mr. Anthony |
| 39 Blair Street | No proper water supply for domestic and sanitary purposes . | 9 th ,, | Nuisance abated at date of hearing. Penalty 6d., costs 33s. | Mr. Miners |
| St. Andrew's Wharf, Cocoa-nut oil extraction factory | Owner summoned for carrying on business which caused effluvia which was a nuisance and injurious to health. 54 and 55 Vict., cap. 76, sect. 21 | 9th ,, | £10 penalty, £3 3s. costs | Mr. Raymond |
| 326 Manchester Road | Defective main drain | 24th „ | Summons withdrawn as other premises than those shewn on plan drain into the main. (No costs given against Board) | Mr. Foad |
| 44 Follett Street | Mr. Miners summoned so that the "closing order" made 22nd December, 1897, might be cancelled | 5th April | Closing order cancelled | Mr. Miners |
| 46 „ ,, | ||||
| 3 St. Leonard's Cotgs. | ||||
| Devons Road (seizure of meat, 9th March) | Owner summoned for (1) exposing, and (2) depositing for sale | 7th „ | £30 penalty, 7 guineas costs . | Mr. Anthony |
| 9 Albert Street | Mr. Miners summoned so that the "closing order" made 20th November, 1897, might be cancelled | 28th ,, | Closing order cancelled | Mr. Miners |
| 39 Marshfield Street | Defective eaves, gutters front of house | 5th May | Abatement order, 7 days. 27s. costs. | Mr. Foad |
| 51 Arcadia Street | Premises without water supply | 10th ,, | Water re-instated, summons withdrawn. 2s. costs | Mr. Bullock |
| 43 Rook Street | As above | 10th ,, | Adjourned 7 days. Water re-instated, summonses withdrawn. 4s. costs | Mr. Bullock |
| 44 „ „ | ||||
| 16 Samuda Street | Drain, sink waste pipe, roof and window sash lines defective. No underfloor ventilation | 11th „ | Abatement order, 3 weeks. 27s. costs | Mr. Foad |
* The Board refunded costs and paid owner the expense of the work executed as upon opening the ground the drainage of other premises entered for which there was
no "order" of the Board.