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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Final notices served for cleansing to be carried out 22
| ,, ,, ,, ,, abatement of overcrowding | 3 |
| House-to-house inspections | 323 |
| ,, visits for registration purposes | 369 |
| Re-inspections | 2333 |
| Night inspections | 312 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed† (see report, page 221) | 618 |
| Passages, staircase walls and landings stripped and cleansed | 165 |
| Water closets, wash-houses, areas and yard walls | 446 |
| Rooms stripped and cleansed and rid of vermin, under L.C.C. General Powers Act | 37 |
The registered houses are situated throughout the Borough as follows:—
| Bow | 31 |
| Bromley | 338 |
| Blackwall | 17 |
| Cubitt Town | 56 |
| Millwall | 96 |
| Old Ford | 175 |
| Poplar | 247 |
| 960 |
And in the following Roads and Streets:—
Arcadia Street, Poplar
Allanmouth Road, Victoria Park
Alpha Road, Millwall
Appian Road, Old Ford
Bartlett Street, Bromley
Barchester Street, Poplar
Brunswick Street, Blackwall
Box Street, Bromley
Beachy Road, Old Ford
Broomfield Street, Bromley
British Street, Bromley
Blackthorn Street, Bromley
Brabazon Street, Bromley
Bromley Cottages, Bromley
Bickmore Street, Poplar
Cordelia Street, Poplar
Cotton Street, Poplar
Clifton Street, Poplar
Charles Terrace, Millwall
Davis Street, Millwall
Devons Road, Bromley
Dace Road, Old Ford
Eastward Street, Bromley
East India Road, Poplar
Ferry Street, Cubitt Town
Franklin Street, Bromley
Furze Street, Bromley
Fern Street, Bromley
Gale Street, Bromley
Gaselee Street, Blackwall
Hawgood Street, Bromley
High Street, Bromley
High Street, Bow
Hill Place Street, Poplar