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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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31 st December, 1900,
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my (eleventh) Annual Report of the
sanitary works executed, and nuisances abated in the South Division
of the Parish of Bromley under the (late) Board of Works for the
Poplar District, until 9th November and since then, under the
Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar for the year ended
31st December. 1901.
I have inspected 1543 premises, 810 in response to complaints of
nuisances, 284 being on account of cases of infectious diseases notified,
and 449 being house-to-house inspections. Of the 1543 inspections
made, 286 premises were found to be in fair sanitary condition, whilst
in the remaining 1257, nuisances were found to exist, necessitating
the following works of sanitary repairs, which had been carried out
(see tabulated list) and 5133 re inspections were made in the supervision
of same.
House-to-house inspections were carried out as follows :—
Bartlett Street. Sections of Abbott Road.
Bromley Street. „ „ Albert Street.
Bromley Cottages. ,, ,, Aberfeldy Street.
Cording Street. „ „ Barchester Street.
Chadbourne Street. „ „ Benledi Street.
Desart Street. „ „ Bloomsbury Street.
Prospect Place. „ „ Blair Street.
Venue Street (north side). „ „ Brunswick Road.
„ „ Brabazon Street.
„ „ Chrisp Street.
„ „ Clutton Street.
„ „ Dunkeld Street.
„ „ Ellesmere Street.
„ „ Guildford Road.
„ „ Oban Street.
„ „ Portree Street.