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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bakehouses.
Thel bakehouses throughout the Borough were inspected at
least twice during the year.
There are 117 bakehouses in the Borough of Poplar, 37 Poplar
(including one factory bakehouse), 49 Bromley, 31 Bow, but at
the date of the last inspection two were disused in Poplar, four
in Bromley and two in Bow, so that there were in use 109 bakehouses,
35 Poplar, 45 Bromley and 29 Bow. See Table A, page 98.
There are 36 underground bakehouses in the Borough, 8 Poplar,
16 Bromley and 12 Bow. In one of the underground bakehouses
in Bromley bakings at the last inspection were not being done.
Of the 36 underground bakehouses, certificates were granted
to 33 before the end of the year 1903, and two at the beginning
of the year 1904.
A. summons had to be taken out against the occupier of an
underground, as he had refused to carry out the alterations required
by the Council, and after notice from the Council that
the certificate would be refused, he had occupied the premises
as an underground bakehouse and within 21 days from the date
of the notice which had been given by the Council, he had not
made application to the Court as provided by sub-section 7 of
Section 101, a fine of 20s. was inflicted, with 23s. costs.
The necessary alterations having been carried out, the Council
granted the certificate in April.
slaughter-houses and cow-houses.
Notices were received from occupiers of slaughter-houses and
cow-houses of their intention to apply for the renewal of their
licences at a Special Meeting of the Public Health Committee of the
London County Council, held at the County Hall, Spring Gardens,
Charing Cross, on Monday, 31st October, at 11 o'clock a.m.