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Poplar 1901

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

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31st December, 1901.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my sixth Annual Report of the
Sanitary work carried on in my district (East Combined Division)
during the year ended 31st December, 1901.
1352 premises have been inspected—898 in answer to complaints
of nuisances, 296 on account of notifications of infectious diseases,
the remaining 158 being House-to-House inspection.
Out of the above total number of inspections, the drains of 594
premises have been tested with either smoke or chemical drain testers,
and 389 were found to be defective (not gastight), and in 205
instances the tests revealed no defects, 524 premises were found to
be in good condition.

Table: House-to-House inspections have been carried out in the whole of the following streets, viz.:—

House-to-House inspections have been carried out in the whole of the following streets, viz.:—

Brunswick Street.Norfolk Street.
Creekside, Orchard Place.Orchard Place.
Duke Street.Salter's Buildings,Orchard Place.
Lea Passage.Wells Street.
Leamouth Place.West Street.
Naval Row South.Wright's Place, Orchard Place.

Table: And sections of the following streets, viz.:—

And sections of the following streets, viz.:—

Aberfeldy Street.Hale Street.
Albert Street.Harrup Street.
Athol Street.Howard Street (East side).
Benledi Street.Ida Street.
Blair Street.Lindale Street.
Culloden Street.Park Street.
Ettrick Street.Shirbutt Street.
Follett Street.Susannah Street.
Garford Street.Tetley Street.
Grosvenor Buildings.Willis Street.