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To the Medical Officer of Health, Poplar.
31st December, 1902.
SIR,-
I beg leave to submit to you my annual summary of the
sanitary work executed in the South Division of Poplar for the year
ended 31st December, 1902.
House-to-house inspections were carried out as follows:—
The whole of Elizabeth Cottages.
Sections of Stebondale Street. Sections of Havannah Street.
„ „ West Ferry Road. „ „ Stebondale Street
„ „ Alpha Road. „ „ Gaverick Street.
„ „ Johnson Street. „ ,, Glengall Road.
„ „ Samuda Street. „ „ Cahir Street.
„ „ Deptford Ferry Road. „ „ Newcastle Street.
In addition to the above 896 complaints of nuisances (which
number includes the periodical inspection of dairies, milkshops,
slaughter-houses, cow-houses, bakehouses, together with smoke
and other nuisances that came under my observation in manufactories),
376 notifications of infectious diseases were received and
dealt with, making a total of 1397 primary inspections and 3067
re-inspections for the year.
Of that total, 483 premises were found to be in fair condition,
and 65.5 per cent. required various works of sanitary improvement.
104 drains were proved defective by the smoke or chemical
tests, while in 740 instances their application revealed no defects.
During the year the drains of the undermentioned premises were
reconstructed on the old lines:—
Glengall Road, 100, 102.
East Ferry Road, 27, 29, 79.
Alpha Road, 53.
Stebondale Street, 92, 94, 96. (Forecourt only).
Tobago Street, 2, 4, 6, and section of Beharrell's Paint Factory
Stebondale Street. 183.