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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Poplar 1902

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

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Table: The details and nature of Sanitary Works executed in the Bow West Division during the year are as follows:—

The details and nature of Sanitary Works executed in the Bow West Division during the year are as follows:—

Walls and ceilings of houses cleansedthroughout45
partially116
Drains opened and cleansed93
Defective drains repaired50
Inlets to drains properly trapped14
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains1
Rainwater pipes do. do.0
Water-closets re-constructed2
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s62
Ventilation of W.C.'s improved1
New soil pans provided where broken or unsuitable26
Foul soil pans cleansed19
Yards, areas, and forecourts paved45
Yards and areas drained10
Nuisances from dampness remedied38
Roofs made watertight80
Eaves guttering of roofs and rainwater pipes repaired52
Water supplies to houses reinstated34
Water services for domestic purposes altered or improved1
Water service fittings repaired6
Public House urinals repaired and cleansed0
Animals improperly kept (removed)0
Accumulations of dung and refuse removed25
Bye-laws enforced2
Other nuisances remedied, chiefly dilapidations155
Overcrowding abated5
Drains tested* by the application of the smoke drain test, of which 14.16 per cent. were proved defective353

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*Primary tests only.
House to House Visitation.
The house-to-house inspection comprised the whole of the houses
in the under-mentioned roads and streets—
Prince Arthur's Avenue.
Ranwell Street.
Jodrell Terrace.
Lamprell Street.
Wendon Street.
Victoria Cottages.
and sections of Appian Road, Usher Road, and Candy Street