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Poplar 1903

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

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Public Health Department,
December Hist, 190S.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—

Table: I beg to lay before you my fourteenth Annual Summary of the Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending 31st December, 1903, as follows:—

I beg to lay before you my fourteenth Annual Summary of the Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending 31st December, 1903, as follows:—

Inspections on complaints of nuisances675
Do. on notifications of infectious diseases133
Do. on house-to-house visitation467
Do. Canal Boats55
Re-Inspections2,547
Making a total of3,877 visits

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Details and results of such inspections from time to lime have
been entered in the book kept for that purpose, as prescribed by
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Of the total number (1,275 houses and other premises) of primary
inspections made, I found that 51.5 per cent, of the premises thus
inspected various works of sanitary amendment were needed to
be carried out—requiring the service of 658 written intimations, 32.1
statutory, and 86 final notices. In many of these cases on the
service of the usual written intimations, which in all cases precedes
the service of statutory notices, the required works were executed
by the respective persons liable, but in 2 cases it was found
necessary to have recourse to legal proceedings, necessitating
attendances at the police-court to ensure enforcement.