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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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December 31st, 1900.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Poplar and Bromley.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you my Eighth Annual Report of the
sanitary work carried out in my district (Bromley North Division)
during the year 1900.
1,523 premises have been inspected, 939 in response to complaints
of nuisances, 249 on account of notification of infectious diseases, the
remaining 335 being house-to-house inspection. Of the above inspections
made, sanitary improvements were found to be necessary
in 1005 instances, this has caused the service of 1005 intimations,
and 360 statutory notices in accordance with the Public Health
(London) Act 1891.
I have also made house-to-house inspection of the whole of the
following streets:—
Bird-in-hand Court, Eastward Street,
Hancock Road, Box Street,
Eleanor Street, Gale Street,
Cantrell Road, Sherman Street,
Hawgood Street,
and sections of the under-mentioned streets :—
Priscilla Road, Swaton Road,
Fairfoot Road, St. Leonard Street,
High Street, Whitethorn Street,
Stewart's Buildings, Campbell Road.
During the year the drains of the undermentioned premises were
re-constructed, intercepted, ventilated and furnished with means of
access, in accordance with the conditions of the Board's regulations
and plans submitted.
Malting House, St. Leonard Street.
Bromley and Stepney Sick Asylum.