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Poplar 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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were discovered. Very little trouble was experienced with the Italian
people residing in the Borough.
Cleansing.
In addition to the rooms, etc. (shown in the accompanying tabulated
statement † (see page 222), having been cleansed, a large amount of work has
been carried out by owners, on receiving verbal intimation, in order to comply
with the bye-laws. During the times cleansing is in hand at many of the
registered houses, a large number of re-inspections have to be made in
order to check the bad habit of hanging new papers on walls without first
removing the foul papers. Wherever possible the removal of old and
dirty papers is insisted upon.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, Section 20.
Notices under this Act were served during the year, and as a result
37 rooms were thoroughly stripped and rid of vermin.
Nuisances.
As was the case in previous years, all nuisances that came to my
notice, and could not be dealt with under the bye-laws, were duly notified
to the inspector for the district.
Legal Proceedings.
I am glad to report that the year's work was carried through without
recourse to legal proceedings being found necessary.
| Rooms measured and capacity entered in registers | |
| Houses registered | |
| Houses re-registered | |
| Intimations of houses being placed on registers | |
| Cases of overcrowding discovered | |
| ,, ,, „ abated* (see report, page 220) | |
| „ „ ,, outstanding** (see report, page 220) | |
| Notices and declarations for information sent out | |
| Declarations, with information, returned | |
| Notices served for cleansing to be carried out | |
| ,, ,, ,, abatement of overcrowding | |
| „ ,, ,, animals improperly kept in living rooms . | |