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Poplar 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1904
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to present my Annual summary of the sanitary work
executed in the South Division of Poplar for the year ended 31st
December, 1904, viz. : —
Inspections, special, periodical and on complaint of
nuisances 1,052
Inspections, notifications of infectious diseases 186
Inspections, house-to-house visitation 243
Total inspections 1,481
Re-inspections 3,224
House-to-house inspections have been carried out as follows : — The whole of—
| Judkin Street. | Brig Street. |
| Totnes Cottages. | Crew Street. |
| Sections of— | |
| Stewarts Street. | Charles Terrace. |
| Wiltshire Villas. | Chipka Street. |
| Manilla Street. | Manchester Road. |
| Alpha Road. | Marshfield Street. |
| Samuda Street. | West Ferry Road. |
| Janet Street. | Stebondale Street. |
| Malabar Street. | Mellish Street. |
| Claude Street. | Strattondale Street. |
| Ship Street. |
The results of these inspections have been duly entered in the
Sanitary Inspector's Journal.
Of the total premises inspected 746 were found to be in fair