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Poplar 1908

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

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212
Glencoe Street, No. 7.
Leven Road, (separate new closets) at Taylor's Wharf, Nos. 144, 146,
148, 150, 152, 154, 156, 158, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234,
236.
Spey Street, Nos. 2, 4.
St. Leonard's Road, St. Michael's Church.
St. Leonard's Street, Nos. 207, 209 (back area drainage).
Teviot Street, Nos. 1, 20.
Ullin Street, St. Michael's new Parish Hall.
The above-described drainage work necessitated the approval of nine
plans by Council.
Council's Sewers.
The Council's new extension sewer in St. Leonard's Street in conjunction
with newly-constructed combined systems at Nos. 2, 3, and 4, Bromley
Lock Cottages and the "Sun" Flour Mills, have been the means of
providing proper drainage in place of large cesspool, since abolished,
which emptied into the River Lee.
The work of reconstruction of "sewers" on private premises has
been executed at the following :—
Colin Street, Nos. 7, 9, 11.
Devas Street, No. 55 connected with 57, 59, 61, 63.
Houses let in Lodgings.
In the Bromley Central Division 53 houses were on the register of
houses let in lodgings
Bartlett Street, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Devas Street, Nos. 10, 22, 24, 26, 34, 36.
Portree Street, Nos. 29, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56.
St. Leonard's Road, Nos. 333, 335, 347, 349.
Wellington Street, Nos. 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act 1891, Metropolis
Local Management Acts, London County Council General Powers Act,
also Bye-laws, and Council's oivn Bye-laws.
In pursuance of the different orders of authorisation granted by the
Public Health and Housing Committee, it has been found necessary