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Poplar 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]
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Tabulated statement of Inspections of insanitary conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the year ending December 31st, 1900.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | |
|---|---|---|
| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register | 63 | 89 |
| ,, Number of Workrooms therein | 141 | 196 |
| ,. Number of Inspections of | 168 | 223 |
| ,, Number of Re-inspections of | 275 | 350 |
| ,, found to be overcrowded | 5 | 8 |
| ,, Workrooms therein measured . | 41 | 75 |
| ,, Reported to H. M. Inspector on discovery | 42 | 67 |
| Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed (outworkers) | 262 | 376 |
| Workroom Cards distributed, showing number of persons permitted in each room _ | 45 | 80 |
| Written Intimations issued | 52 | 59 |
| Statutory notices | 27 | 24 |
| Final notices | 4 | 1 |
| Works carried out under supervision— (a) Additional means of ventilation provided | 3 | |
| (b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | 5o | 37 |
| (c) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired | 9 | 6 |
| Nuisances which came under notice during the Inspections:— | ||
| (e) Sanitay Conveniences, ill-lighted, unventilated, and defective in water supply ._ | 3 | 8 |
| (f) Miscellaneous | 7 | 8 |
| " Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | 5 | 8 |
I am, Sir,
Yours obediently,
ALICE TATTERSALL,
Assoc. Sanitary Inst.