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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the district have been formerly rendered temporarily unfit for
habitation.
Cow and Slaughter Houses.
The cow and slaughter houses in the district have received attention
throughout the year, and found generally satisfactory.
Ice Cream.
The shops wherein ice cream is made or sold have been visited
periodically.
A great improvement has taken place in the conditions under
which the cream is made and stored.
The itinerant vendors throughout the district have been visited
from time to time, and found to comply with the new regulations.
with two exceptions.
On 19th April a street ice cream vendor (alien) was discovered
with a barrow and stall, which did not bear name and address of
person from whom ice cream was obtained. A summons was
authorised by the Public Health Committee to be taken out. At
Worship Street Police Court on 19th May, the said vendor was
fined 5s. and 2s. costs.
One other vendor (alien) was found to have his own name
exhibited, and not that of the person from whom the ice cream
was obtained.
The proper name and address were affixed to barrow on the
vendor's attention being drawn to the irregularity.
Eating Houses and Coffee Shops.
The whole of the eating houses and coffee shops within the
district have been specially inspected and generally were found in
a fairly good condition.