London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Poplar 1902

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

This page requires JavaScript

61
Notice was also received respecting the crew of the "Zealandia"
tug, the master having been removed from his home suffering from
Small Pox.
Notice was also received of the crew of the L.C.C. s.s. "Barking,"
as one of the men employed on board had been removed from his
home suffering from Small Pox.
Notice was also received of the s.s. tug "Tavistock," as one of
the crew had been removed from his home suffering from Small
Pox.
A notice was received from the Port of London Sanitary Authority
that a passenger by the "Egypt," from Bombay, was coming to this
district. A Small Pox case was landed from the ship at Suez.
Notice was received from the Southampton Port Sanitary
Authority of a passenger coming to the Poplar district by the s.s.
"Armenian," from Bombay. A case of Small Pox had been landed
at Aden.
A notice was received from the Port of London Sanitary
Authority that two passengers by the steamship "Somali," from
Egypt, were going to the Poplar district. Three cases of Small Pox
and one of Scarlet Fever had occurred on the vessel.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
The temporary appointment of Mr. Langley as Assistant Sanitary
Inspector, terminated on the 15th October and he was re-appointed
for a further period of twelve months.
Mr. Langley is specially engaged for work in connection with the
enforcement of bye-laws relating to Houses let in Lodgings (see Report,
page 146).
During the month of April Mr. Langley called upon landlords to
carry out the provisions of the 15th Clause of the Bye-laws for
houses let in lodgings. This Clause states that " the landlord of a
E