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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Poplar 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: The details and nature of Sanitary Works executed in thu West Division during the year are as follows :—

The details and nature of Sanitary Works executed in thu West Division during the year are as follows :—

Walls and ceilings of houses cleansedthroughout14
partially62
Drains opened and cleansed103
Defective drains repaired69
Inlets to drains properly trapped12
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains0
Rainwater pipes do. do.0
Water-closets re-constructed8
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s60
Ventilation of W.C.'s improved1
New soil pans provided where broken or unsuitable16
Foul soil pans cleansed15
Yards, areas, and forecourts, paved27
Yards and areas drained6
Nuisances from dampness remedied55
Roofs made watertight93
Eaves guttering of roofs and rainwater pipes repaired92
Water supplies to houses reinstated29
Water services for domestic purposes altered or improved3
Water service fittings repaired2
Public House urinals repaired and cleansed6
Animals improperly kept (removed)2
Accumulations of dung and refuse removed20
Bye-laws enforced4
Other nuisances remedied, chiefly dilapidations102
Overcrowding abated6
Drains tested* by the application of the smoke drain test, of which 15.9 per cent, were proved defective433
^Primary tests only.

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House to House Visitation.
The house to house inspection comprised the whole of the hous
in the under mentioned roads and streets—
Jodrell Terrace.
Lamprell Street.
Jodrell Road.
Victoria Cottages.
and sections of Appian Road, Parnell Road, Ford Road, Ford Street,
Locton Street, Ruston Street, Usher Road, and Wendon Street.
New drainage systems, of which plans and particulars were
submitted to the Council for approval, have been laid at the undermentioned
premises:—