Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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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St. Leonard's Road, Nos. 89 Boy's Club, 109, 111, 183
merely connected up with new sewer, 244, 293, 295.
Teviot Street, No. 63.
Venue Street, Nos. 33, 35, 37, 39 (not main at 39).
Willis Street, No. 23 (main drain from chamber to chamber
only).
In carrying out the above-mentioned drainage works it necessitated
the submitting of 39 plans to the Board for their approval.
In pursuance of the Committee's and Board's orders of authorization,
it was necessary to apply for 5 summonses against owners of
the undermentioned premises for disregarding the Board's notices,
with the following results:—
Blair Street, No. 39, water supply reinstated before case came
on to be heard or shortly after application was made for
summons; nominal penalty of 6d. inflicted, and £1 13s.
costs allowed the Board.
Abbott Road, No. 91, summons dismissed with £2 2s. costs
against the Board in consequence of one premises (No. 99)
having been found to be tacked on to drainage system,
being one extra to the plans in the keeping of the Board.
Tetley Street, No. 57; 14 days abatement order; 30s. costs
—paid.
East India Road, No. 259; 21 days abatement order; 30s.
costs—paid.
Legal Proceedings appertaining to following Cases,
See Annual Report for 1898.
Follett Street, No. 44. I was summoned to appear at the Thames
Police Court to show reason why the Magistrate's "closing orders "
under date 22nd December, 1897, should not be cancelled. On your
visiting the premises you found that the works necessary to render
the same fit for human habitation had been executed to your
satisfaction. I therefore, by your direction, in response to owners'