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Poplar 1902

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

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Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 48 (2) water
certificates were granted by the Committee in respect of the following
premises:—
98a, Brunswick Street.
Mission Cottage, Allanmouth Road, Bow.
The new cottage at Lanrick Road, Bromley.
107 to 113, Mellish Street.
Sydney and Melbourne Buildings, Ann Street.
Certificates were given under Section 4 (3) (c) of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, respecting five cases of overcrowding,
and the Committee directed that the necessary notices should be
served; 30 cases of overcrowding were abated upon service of
intimations, so that there were in connection with private houses, 35
cases of overcrowding abated; seven cases of overcrowding were
abated in workrooms (see Miss Tattersall's report page 144), 125
cases of overcrowding were also abated in connection with Houses
let in lodgings, or occupied by Members of more than one family
(see Mr. Langley's report, page 146).
8376 communications were received, and 900 complaints as to
nuisances were made.