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 383 registered
premises (including 16 cow-houses, 4 Poplar, 5 Bromley and 7
Bow), where milk is sold, 121 Poplar, 161 Bromley, and 101 Bow.
These milkshops were kept under observation (see Inspector's
reports, pages 173, 179, 191, 197, 206, 216 and 223.
25 milkshops had been placed on the register during the year,
10 Poplar, 13 Bromley, and 2 Bow. 66 Premises were on account
of change of owner, re-registered as milkshops, 23 Poplar, 32
Bromley and 11 Bow.
For milkshops connected with infectious diseases, see page 37.
ice creams.
About the middle of the year 1904, all the known premises,
within the Borough, where ice creams are manufactured were
inspected. There are 134 such premises within the Borough,
66 Poplar, 52 Bromley, and 16 Bow.
See Inspectors' reports, pages 173,183, 198, 209, 217 and 223.
smoke nuisances and nuisances from traction
engines and locomotives.
176 smoke nuisances were dealt with during the year—59 Bow
East, 4 Bow West, 41 North Bromley, 12 Bromley Central, 6
East combined, 19 West combined, and 35 Poplar South.
100 intimations and 60 statutory notices were served.
During the year three summonses were taken out in respect of
smoke nuisances. Penalties were inflicted in each instance.
See pages 164 and 1G5, table of Police Court Proceedings.
Whenever traction engines and locomotives created a smoke
nuisance whilst passing through the district, the matter was reported
to the London County Council. Summonses were applied for in
four instances, see Inspectors' reports, pages 181, 193 and 210.