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Poplar 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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7°
Public Health Department,
December 31 st, 1901.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you the Annual Summary of the Sanitary
work and improvements carried out in the Bow East Division during
the year ending December 31st, 1901.
Inspections have been made as follows :—
| On notifications of infectious diseases | 101 |
| On complaints of nuisances | 480 |
| On house to house visitation | 719 |
| Total | 1300 |
In 624 instances varied Sanitary improvements were necessary, requiring the service of 446 intimations, 201 authorised statutory notices, and the issuing of 1 Police Court summons, supplemented by 2260 re-inspections to secure proper compliance resulting in the following detailed works being executed :—
| Walls and ceilings of Houses cleaned | throughout | 17 |
| partially | 54 | |
| Yards and areas paved | 7 | |
| Yards and areas drained ... | 20 | |
| Inlets to drains properly trapped | 4 | |
| Defective drains repaired ... | 94 | |
| Drains opened and cleansed | 92 | |
| Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains | 3 | |
| Rain water do. do. | 4 | |
| Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s ... | 58 | |
| New soil pans provided, where broken or unsuitable | 8 | |
| Foul soil pans cleansed | 31 | |
| Roof guttering and rainwater pipes repaired | 86 | |
| Roofs made watertight | 120 | |
| Water supplies to houses reinstated | 17 | |
| Water service fittings repaired | 5 | |
| Water services for domestic purposes altered or repaired | 7 | |
| Ventilation of W.C.'s improved | 0 | |
| Nuisances from dampness abated | 58 | |
| Accumulations of dung and refuse removed | 40 | |
| Public house urinals cleansed and repaired | 5 | |