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 364 registered
premises (including 16 row-houses, 4 Poplar, 5 Bromley and 7
Bow), where milk is sold, 120 Poplar, 156 Bromley, and 88 Bow.
These milkshops were kept under observation (see Inspector's
reports, pages 180, 191, 199, 205, 214, 224 and 233.
18 milkshops had been placed on the register during the year,
12 Poplar, 5 Bromley, and 1 Bow. 52 Premises were on account
of change of owner, re-registered as milkshops, 18 Poplar, 23
Bromley and 11 Bow.
For milkshops connected with infectious diseases, see page 59.
ICE CREAMS.
About the middle of the year 1905, all the known premises,
within the Borough where ice creams are manufactured were
inspected. There are 77 such premises within the Borough,
26 Poplar, 35 Bromley, and 16 Bow.
See Inspectors' reports, pages 180, 191, 199, 205, 217, 225 and
233.
SMOKE NUISANCES AND NUISANCES FROM TRACTION
ENGINES AND LOCOMOTIVES.
127 smoke nuisances were dealt with during the year—29 Bow
East, 13 Bow West, 22 North Bromley, 11 Bromley Central, 9
East combined, 27 West combined, and 16 Poplar South.
77 intimations and 49 statutory notices were served.
During the year six summonses were taken out in respect of
smoke nuisances in connection with premises. Penalties were
inflicted in each instance. See pages 189, 198, 206, 214, 224 and
232, and table of Police Court Proceedings, pages 162-165.