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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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. |
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Poplar and Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County or London. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | rotal Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. |
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Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | rotal Deaths iu Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institu-ions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at All Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate.* | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1000 Births registered. | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* |
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the Distiiet. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents regis tered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Number. | Rate.1 | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate per 1000 Births registered | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* |
Names of Localities. | Borough. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | ||||||||||||
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions &.c. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | P'lar Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | Poplar Hospil al. | Grove Hall. | Sick Asyl'm Black wall | See . Footnotes. | Outlying Institution.; |
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and outside Parish (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. |
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Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and without Parish (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Total Deaths in Public Institution, &c. | ||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | P'lar Union Workhouse. | Bick Asylum, | Poplar Hospital. | Blackwall SickAsyl'm. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions |
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within or without (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||
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All ag s. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | P'lar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Poplar Hospital. | Blackwall SickAsylum | Grove Hall | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions |
Causes of Death. | Poplar Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | City of London Union Infirmary. | Stepney Union Workhouse. | Poplar Hospital. | Grove Hall. | Sick Asylum, Blackwall. | Totals deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough, |
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Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated population in the middle of 1904. | Notifications. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
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Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1904. | Persons to an Acre 1904. * | Births | Deaths | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
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Deaths of | Deaths from | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
Infants under One Year of Age. | Persons aged 65 Years and upw'rds | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Wh'p- ing cough | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Violence. |
Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. | Deaths uuder One Year to 1,000 Uirths. | Annual Death Rate. per 1,000 living. | Percentage to Total deaths. |
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Notifiable Disease. | Casks Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Parish. | No of Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 tc 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwds. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Parish. | No. of Ca«es Remove i to Hospital. | ||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65 | 65 and upw'ds. |
Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Total Cases. | Notifications. | Removals. | ||||||||||
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Small-pox. | Chicken-pox. | Scarlatina. | | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. |
Parish. | Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date of Report. |
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Parish. | Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date of Report. |
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Parish. | Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylum Board's Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date of Report. |
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Percentage of mistakes in total admissions. |
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Strxets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria & Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus F'ever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria & Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria A Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet lever. | Diphtheria & Me in. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Pmall-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria & Mem. Croup. | J-nteiic Fever. | Typhus j Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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Streets and Places. | Small-pox. | Scarlet fever. | Diphtheria A Mem. Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Chicken Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Total. |
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District. | Number of Rooms. | Beds | Palliasses and Met tresses | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
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Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. |
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Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. |
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Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. |
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Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. |
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Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
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Poplar. | Bromley | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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All ages. Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total percentage. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | Mortality per 100 cases notified. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | BoroughofPoplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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Poplar | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Polar. | London. |
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Number of Inquests held in the parishes. | Deduct Inquests held on non-panshioners | Add Inquests held on parishioners frmoutlying districts. | Total Inquests belonging to each parish. | Verdict from Violence. | Verdict from Natural Causes. |
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Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows:— | Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar, Bromley and Bow belonging thereto. | |||||
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Poplar. | Broml 'y | Bow. | Poplar. | Broml'y | Bow. |
Total. | No age stated. | Still-born. | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. |
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Total Cases. | Notifications. | Removals. | |||||||||
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Small-pox. | Chicken-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup. | Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas. | Small-pox. | | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. |
Residents. | Outlying. |
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Causesof Death. | Deaths in Buildings at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Pul lie Institutions within and without Borough (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | ||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | Black wall Sick Asylum. | Outlying Institutions. |
Visiting Medical Orders | Dispensary Mel'ca! Orders. | Number on Permanent List. |
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Registered. | Non-Registered. |
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• Premises. | On Register at end of jear, 1904. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Intimations. | Number of Notices. | Number of Final Notices. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
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Male. | Female. | Total. |
Workshops (Male). (See remarks in italics, page 97.) |
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Glass of Homework. | 1904. Number of Lists Received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
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Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. | |||||
No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | „ 1 No. of L,,S w,lt- workers. |
Premises. | ||||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
Class. | Number. |
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SAMPLE. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quaiter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
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Milk. | |||||||
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Date. | Adulteration, etc. | Costs. | Penalties. |
1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | |||||
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Exmd. | Adult. | Exmd. | Adult. | Exmd. | Adult. | Exmd. | Adult. |
Poplar South. Mr. Foad. | West combined. Mr. Johnson. | East comb'nd Mr. Bullock | Br'mley Central Mr. Miners. | Bromley North. Mr. Langley | Bow East. Mr. Field. | Bow West. Mr. Boyee. | Total. | |
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Houses or other premises inspected | 1481 | 1376 | 1640 | 1462 | 1430 | 1527 | 1514 | 10430 |
"Walls and ceilings of premises cleansed throughout | 12 | 17 | 64 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 167 |
Do. do. do. partially | 284 | 209 | 300 | 135 | 130 | 89 | 121 | 1268 |
Roofs repaired and made water-tight | 241 | 40 | 92 | 83 | 52 | 81 | 85 | 674 |
Eaves gutters and rain-water pipes repaired | 100 | 87 | 122 | 82 | 97 | 85 | 59 | 632 |
Dampness of walls remedied | 90 | 44 | 63 | 150 | 55 | 41 | 50 | 493 |
Bath, sinks and lavatory waste pipes repaired, trapped or disconnected from drains.. | 3 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 88 |
Rain-water pipes disconnected from drains | 3 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 76 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | 5 | 21 | 14 | 45 | .. | 5 | 2 | 92 |
Water service altered so as to draw direct from main | 5 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 3 | .. | 3 | 54 |
Water supplies reinstated where cut off through defective fittings | 21 | 65 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 23 | 215 |
Defective water fittings repaired (causing nuisance from dampness) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 159 |
Drains tested with smoke (primary tests) | 573 | 112 | 209 | 229 | 50 | 338 | 279 | 1790 |
Drains found defective | 90 | 97 | 133 | 101 | 111 | 48 | 66 | 646 |
Drains opened and cleansed | 217 | 89 | 77 | 111 | 126 | 142 | 119 | 881 |
Inlets to drains trapped with stoneware gullies | 25 | 81 | 64 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 237 |
Drains reconstructed, repaired or amended | 332 | 145 | 173 | 171 | 172 | 48 | 80 | 1121 |
Soil pans provided with sufficient water supply or supply reinstated.. | 100 | 86 | 113 | 45 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 468 |
Foul soil pans cleansed | 12 | 51 | 93 | 54 | 31 | 52 | 17 | 310 |
Soil pans properly trapped | 4 | 13 | 78 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 103 |
New soil pans provided ,, | 150 | 70 | 85 | 190 | 60 | 19 | 18 | 592 |
Water closets newly constructed or better situated | 7 | 16 | 259 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 304 |
Water closets' ventilation improved | 4 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 61 | |
Yards, forecourts, areas and washhouses paved | 80 | 86 | 193 | 88 | 111 | 7 | 59 | 624 |
Do. do. do. do. drained .. | 7 | 73 | 136 | 84 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 354 |
Inundations abated | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 18 |
Overcrowdings abated | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
Nuisances from improper keeping of animals abated | .. | 5 | 10 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 22 |
Dung recep'acles provided or repaired | 2 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | .. | 61 |
Accumulations of dung and other refuse removed | 20 | 33 | 53 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 217 |
Public-house urinals cleansed or repaired | 5 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 69 |
Other nuisances abated, consisting principally of dilapidations and want of under -floor ventilation | 386 | 67 | 365 | 271 | 144 | 297 | 114 | 1644 |
Breaches of L.C.C. Bye-laws abated | 4 | 25 | 20 | 55 | 31 | 149 | .. | 284 |
Intimations served | 668 | 482 | 791 | 677 | 984 | 525 | 575 | 4702 |
Statutory notices served | 175 | 249 | 385 | 317 | 442 | 160 | 393 | 2121 |
final notices served | 32 | 37 | 40 | 54 | 168 | 17 | 63 | 411 |
Summonses applied for | 1 | 15 | 22 | 3 | .. | 15 | 3 | 59 |
ReinspoctiotiB made | 3224 | 3787 | 4759 | 3726 | 3270 | 2214 | 2720 | 23706 |
No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of attendance at Police Court. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality. | Nature of complaint. | Date of attendance at Police Court. | result. | Name of Officer. |
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Total number of Dwelling Houses. | Total number of Dwelling Houses. |
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Address. | Name of Licensee. |
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Situation of Premises. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Hearing. | Result. |
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Total number of Dwelling Houses. | Total number of Dwelling Houses. |
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Total number of Dwelling Houses. | Total number of Dwelling Houses. |
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No. of Sample. | Article. | Extent of Adulteration. | Result of Legal Proceedings. |
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Number of | Intimations or Notices served. |
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Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. |
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