Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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MILKSHOPS.
At the end of the year there were in the Borough 365 registered
premises where milk is sold, 120 Poplar, 148 Bromley, and 97
Bow. These milkshops were kept under observation (see Inspector's
reports, pages 136, 143, 161, 169, 178, and 186).
14 milkshops had been placed on the register during the year,
10 Poplar, 3 Bromley, and 1 Bow. 54 Premises were on account
of change of owner, re-registered as milkshops, 15 Poplar, 26
Bromley, and 13 Bow.
For milkshops connected with infectious diseases, see page 39.
ICE CREAMS.
About the middle of the year 1903, all the known premises,
within the Borough, where ice creams are manufactured were
inspected.
See Inspectors' reports, pages 136, 145, 172, 180, and 186
SMOKE NUISANCES.
345 smoke nuisances were dealt with during the year—104 Bow
East, 17 Bow West, 121 North Bromley, 10 Bromley Central, 13
East combined, 18 West combined, and 62 Poplar South.
123 intimations and 73 statutory notices were served.
During the year seven summonses were taken out in respect of
smoke nuisances. Penalties were inflicted in every instance with
the exception of one, when the summons was dismissed on a
technical point. See pages 124, 125, and 126 table of Police Ciurt
Proceedings.