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Poplar 1903

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

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Public Health Department,
Slut December, 1903.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you my fourteenth Annual Report of the
Sanitary works, executed for the abatement of nuisances which had
existed in the Central Division of the Parish of Bromley, under the
Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, for the year ended
31st December, 1903.
I have inspected 1371 premises, 950 in response to complaints
of nuisances, 107 on account of infectious diseases notified, an!
314 house-to-house inspections were made. Of the 1371 premises
so dealt with, 372 were found to be in fair sanitary condition,
whilst in the remainder, 999 nuisances were found to exist, which
necessitated the following works of sanitary repairs (see tabulated
list, page 122) and 4200 re-inspections were made in the supervision
of same.
House-to-house visitations were carried out as follows : —
Street Section of Streets.
Bromley Street. Abbott Road.
Bromley Cottages. Aberfeldy Street.
Burcham Cottages. Brunswick Road.
Clutton Street. Devas Street.
Colin Street. Ettrick Street.
David Street. James Street.
Dewberry Street. Leven Road.
Donald Street. Lingen Street.
Dunbar Cottages. Lochnagar Street.
Empson Street. Portree Street.
Favonia Street. St. Leonard's Road.