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Poplar 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of Inspector, East Combined Division.
Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1906.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to submit to you my eleventh Annual Report of the sanitary
work carried out in my district (East Combined Division) during the year
ended 31st December, 1906.
1523 premises have been inspected, 1237 in response to complaints of
nuisances, 129 on account of infectious diseases, and 157 house to house
visitations.
Of the 1523 premises so dealt with 916 were found to be in fair
sanitary condition, whilst the remainder, 607 premises, nuisances were
found to exist, which necessitated the following works of sanitary repairs
(see tabulated list, page 157).
House-to-House Inspections.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out in the whole of the
following streets :—
Blair Street, Commodore Court, Lodore Street.
House-to-house inspections have been carried out in sections of the
following streets:—
Aberfeldy Street, Albert Street, Brunswick Street, Cold Harbour,
Creekside, East India Dock Road, Gaselee Street, Grosvenor Buildings,
Grundy Street, High Street, Naval Row, Orchard Place, Prestage Street
St. Leonard's Road, Scouler Street, Tetley Street.
Drainage Construction and Reconstruction.
During the year the drains of the undermentioned premises were
constructed or reconstructed, and in most cases (where there was sufficient