Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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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St. John's Schools, Roserton Street.
Mellish Street, 80, 82.
British Street, 1, 2.
Salmon & Co.'s Jam Factory, Janet Street.
Sterling Manufacturing Company Works, Manchester Road.
Cannon Iron Works, Alpha Road and Janet Street.
Northumberland Wharf, West Ferry Road.
Lane & Neeve, Sail Makers, shops, Manchester Road.
Bus stables and private houses, West Ferry Road.
Manager's house, Lock, Lancaster & Co., West Ferry Road.
Regents & Batson Wharf, West Ferry Road.
Guelph Patent Cask Company, West Ferry Road.
St. Andrew's Wharf.
Millwall Club, Cuba Street.
Steam Saw Mills, Wharf Road.
West Ferry Road, 140.
Where practicable the water test has been applied to all new drain
work.
In 34 instances plans were submitted in accordance with the
Council's drain regulations.
Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and in pursuance
of the orders of authorization of the late Board of Works, the owner
of 117, East Ferry Road was summoned to appear at the Thames
Police Court on the 18th of October last and agreed to a 14 days
abatement order and to pay 30s. costs, with respect to the defective
combined main drain on the said premises.
53 samples of food and drugs have been procured and submitted
to the Public Analyst; of that number 2 were so much adulterated
that it was necessary to take legal proceedings against the respective
vendors. The extent of the adulteration, and the result of the prosecutions
were as follows :—